One of several informative brochures being prepared to inform professional educators of the research and development activities of the Department of Curriculum of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, this booklet discusses the nature of the Modern Language Center and gives details of its scope, activities, and plans for developing…

A questionnaire for students discontinuing their foreign language study is presented along with suggestions for its administration and use as a diagnostic tool for administrators. The brief form covers such factors as--(1) reasons for dropping the language, (2) availability of advanced courses, (3) notions of fluency, (4) student objectives, (5)…

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has compiled here its first annual classified bibliography of books and articles on the teaching of foreign languages. Following are the nine sections into which the material has been divided--(1) Linguistics, (2) Physiology and the Psychology of Language Learning, (3) Analysis and Teaching…

This is the first in a series of articles on general phonetic characteristics of American English. Language research techniques of spectrographic analysis, spectrographic synthesis, articulatory motion-picture study, and statistical calculation are briefly described. Thirty-five areas of phonetic difference for comparison of English to Spanish,…

Beginning chapters of this volume define language and describe the sound, stress, and intonation systems of English. The body of the text explores extensively morphology, phonetics, phonemics, and the process of communication. Individual chapters detail such topics as morphemes, syntactic devices, grammatical systems, phonemic problems in language…

A textbook of audiovisual materials describes the use of items for classroom display, the blackboard, and flat materials (flash cards, projectionable materials, films). There are separate chapters on the audial materials and techniques (phonograph and radio), tape recorders, television, and the foreign language laboratory. An extensive appendix…

Discussed in this article is the question of teaching Old Saxon in German departments. Usually, Old High German, Middle High German, and Gothic are taught in German departments where philology is included. Only in the large universities and colleges will one find a course in Old Saxon and Old Norsk. Greater emphasis on teaching Old Saxon is…

The theme of this conference, "New Directions in Foreign Language Teaching," is introduced by Theodore Buebener and is expanded in the five papers comprising this volume. The papers included are "New Directions in the Teaching of Foreign Languages--An Evaluation" by Peter M. Boyd-Bowman, "An Appraisal of Audio-Lingualism in Historical Perspective"…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages is the product of a West German information dissemination system that is similar to ERIC. The bibliography is published quarterly and lists items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics as well as with a number of institutions all over…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages is the product of a West German information dissemination system that is similar to ERIC. The bibliography is published quarterly and lists items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics as well as with a number of institutions all over…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages is the product of a West German information dissemination system that is similar to ERIC. The bibliography is published quarterly and lists items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics as well as with a number of institutions all over…

This is a report on the work of the ERFA-industry, an informal association in the Federal Republic of Germany for the exchange of information on language laboratory teaching in commerce and industry. Learning conditions in schools are contrasted to those in industrial courses, as are learning objectives and teaching materials and methods. The use…

This annotated bibliography is the product of a West German information dissemination system that is similar to ERIC. The bibliography is published quarterly and lists items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics as well as with a number of institutions all over the world. Most of the 245 items in this…

This guide to careers requiring knowledge of a foreign language details a wide range of positions. It begins with a general survey of the field of foreign languages--historical background, need for trained personnel, attributes necessary for success, comments of business and professional people. Educational preparation in high school, college, and…

The purposes of this paper are to: (1) demonstrate the absolute necessity for foreign language study; (2) dispel some of the fancies or fantasies that have grown up concerning the learning of foreign languages; and (3) suggest various alternative programs in foreign language study and possible ways of implementing them. Some of the fallacious…