Following introduction of a reform program by the Ministry of Culture in the FRG, French has slumped in the upper level gymnasium curriculum. Reasons for this are discussed, including students' opinions. Suggests less rigid requirements and more generous grading policies. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The desirability of learning the foreign civilization in conjunction with learning a foreign language is discussed, and an approach to civilization study to be incorporated in foreign language study is set out. (RM)

The article reports on work in progress on the preparation of a textbook for elementary Russian. Arguments are advanced for the presentation of highly marked and more differentiated material at an early stage. Also discussed are problems of the quantity of material to be presented and the introduction of vocabulary. (CLK)

The second-year French course at Dalhousie University was divided into two semesters and redesignated as separate, half-credit courses, allowing science students to complete the basic program in less than two years and allowing the others more options for the second semester. (RM)

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING, RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS, AND NEWLY-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN LANGUAGE-TEACHING METHODS. TO ACHIEVE AN IDEAL METHOD, THE POSSIBILITIES INHERENT IN THIS PROGRESS MUST BE EMPLOYED, AND THE…

CONCENTRATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME INSTITUTED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. REASONS INCLUDE--THE REALIZATION THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN OTHER LANGUAGES, THE U.S.'S PIVOTAL POSITION AS A LEADER IN THE WORLD, AND THE GENUINE INTEREST AND AWARENESS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE…

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF A 6-WEEK PILOT SEMINAR IN INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR 46 COLLEGE LANGUAGE TEACHERS, CONDUCTED AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY DURING THE SUMMER OF 1964. THE PURPOSE WAS TO PRESENT TO THESE TEACHERS NEW FINDINGS IN LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND, ULTIMATELY, CREATE INTEREST IN THE PROFESSION FOR REVITALIZING COLLEGE LANGUAGE…

QUESTIONNAIRE DATA FROM A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF NDEA LANGUAGE INSTITUTES ON PARTICIPANTS WERE SUMMARIZED. INCLUDED WERE THE RATINGS GIVEN BY THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE INSTITUTE INSTRUCTION AND FOR THEIR PREVIOUS COLLEGE TRAINING, AND REPORTED STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM. RATINGS FOR INSTRUCTION IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION,…

THE SIX PAPERS COLLECTED IN THIS VOLUME DISCUSS CHANGES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN RECENT YEARS. THE PRINCIPAL PRESENTATION MADE AT THE CONFERENCE, "SOME THOUGHTS ON PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE," BY W. FREEMAN TWADDELL, DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE PROBLEMS FACING THE PROGRAMER WHO WORKS WITH PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE…

THE MAJOR PART OF THIS CONFERENCE REPORT DEVELOPS THE CONFERENCE THEME, "INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING," AS PRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER, JOHN B. CARROLL. HIS PAPER TREATS RATE OF LEARNING, SPECIALIZED TRAITS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE (PHONETIC CODING ABILITY, GRAMMATICAL SENSITIVITY, ROTE LEARNING ABILITY,…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963, APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TEACHERS ATTENDING NDEA FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTES WERE TESTED AND EVALUATED FOR COMPETENCY. THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RATINGS GIVEN THEM BY FACULTY GROUPS AT THE INSTITUTES AND THEIR SCORES ON THE MLA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR TEACHERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS.…