This syllabus for teachers of the first year of a course in Mandarin Chinese is based on the texts "Beginning Chinese" and "Beginning Chinese Reader" by John DeFrancis. The objectives and scope of the audiolingual course cover aspects of Chinese phonology, basic sentence patterns, 200 characters, syntax, reading, writing, listening comprehension,…

This syllabus for teachers of the second year of a course in Mandarin Chinese is based on the texts "Beginning Chinese" and "Beginning Chinese Reader" by John DeFrancis. The objectives and scope of the audiolingual course cover Chinese grammar, additional Chinese characters, syntax, and phonology. Emphasis is placed on development of reading and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Industrial arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material describes the purpose of the guide, defines industrial arts, lists the major objectives, gives safety rules, and discusses instructional aids. A section of the guide is devoted to each of the subjects covered in the…

The guide for secondary teachers, a new interdisciplinary approach integrating macroeconomic and microeconomic concepts with home economic courses, is divided into two major parts: Part I, "Teaching Personal Economics in the Home Economics Curriculum," written by a group of specialists, stresses consumer behavior in four units on clothing,…

The purpose of these plans, developed by biology teachers, social studies teachers, and high school students, are: 1) to develop a systematic method of becoming informed on issues not solely based within traditional disciplines; 2) to provide students with an opportunity to help determine the direction and content of their studies; 3) to aid in…

Instructional objectives of a three-year Latin program are stated in this curriculum guide. An individualized approach to instruction which takes into account the nature of the school, the means of fulfilling its objectives, organizational structure of the course, provision for individual differences, and the type of pupil progress required is…

This curriculum guide provides a variety of activities to develop perceptual skills in young children. Activities in the following areas are provided: (1) motor skills--awareness of self, gross motor, fine motor, orientation in space, eye motor; (2) auditory skills--attention, listening, discrimination, imitation and articulation, auditory…

Secondary students learn to deal objectively with domestic issues and problems in this quinmester elective course. Emphasis is upon providing students with an opportunity for indepth study in critical thinking on current controversial issues, using activity units as a principal teaching technique. The objectives are for students to identify and…

This manual contains eight Spanish lessons intended for classroom use in small, heterogeneous groups of no more than six children for a daily period of approximately 20 minutes. Lessons may be adapted for use in kindergarten, first, or second grade. Emphasis is placed on question-asking utterances to encourage information-seeking skills and to…

This guide for teachers of Spanish outlines course objectives and general educational goals. Contents include information on (1) philosophy and long-range goals, (2) student recruitment, (3) program counseling, (4) English in the classroom, (5) grammar, (6) articulation, (7) independent study, (8) grouping for student-centered work, (9) reading in…

This guide for teachers of Russian outlines course objectives and general educational goals. Contents include information on: (1) philosophy and long-range goals, (2) student recruitment, (3) program counseling, (4) English in the classroom, (5) grammar, (6) articulation, (7) independent study, (8) grouping for student-centered work, (9) reading…

This guide for teachers of German emphasizes the primacy of listening and speaking skills at all levels of instruction. Contents include information on: (1) philosophy and ultimate goals, (2) student recruitment, (3) program sequence, (4) English in the classroom, (5) grammar, (6) articulation, (7) independent study, (8) grouping for…

The African-American curriculum guide for secondary students endeavors to bridge the gap of misunderstanding between blacks and whites and, further, to enhance the esteem of black people. The prefacing unit on prejudice provides a unique feature compared to most guides in that it encourages students toward self examination of their personalities…

This comprehensive bibliography was prepared to assist in locating sources of information and training materials for use in New Careers and other paraprofessional career development programs. Some of the citations which proved useful in more than one area have been cross-referenced. The bibliography includes these sections: (1) an over-view of New…

This curriculum guide is designed to help teachers plan a course of individualized instruction in language arts skills for seventh and eighth grade below-average learners. The guide includes a list of teacher objectives, a list of student objectives, a description of three diagnostic tests in reading and listening skills, and some examples of…