Some 65 foreign language teachers in California participated in a workshop designed to give teachers the necessary skills and background to individualize their teaching methods. The report contains a variety of materials used in the workshop, including: (1) a summary report of the workshop, (2) workshop experiences, and (3) an evaluation of the…

Some 2,500 audiovisual aids about religion, English and modern languages are described in this 300-page catalog. Materials include films, filmstrips, slides, overhead projector transparencies, wallsheets, prints, records, tape recordings, and teaching kits. Materials are prepared for group presentations and for individual study. Most of the items…

An experiment in language instruction undertaken in Canadian junior high schools during the 1960-61 school year is reported in this study. The pilot project: (1) examines the phenomena of learning to comprehend and speak French through two different but direct modes of instruction; (2) compares by achievement tests the results of the two modes of…

Practical advice is offered to the prospective practice teacher in this article. Comments focus on public relations, instructional materials, teaching methods, dress standards, student evaluation, and student-teacher relationships. (RL)

Reports and papers from the Fall 1971 regional meetings of the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT) are compiled in this document. Topics focus on individualized instruction, bilingual education, language teaching abroad, administrator attitudes, and reports from the WAFLT French and German sections. (RL)

This booklet is designed for use in the advanced phase of the Defense Language Institute's "Basic Course" in Czech. It is used in the advanced phase as a part of cultural background information. Reading selections, with vocabulary lists, include: (1) ethnography; (2) incantations and spells; (3) proverbs, sayings, and weather lore; (4) fairy tales…

This paper presents a model for learning a second language developed on the basis of existing models for taxonomies of learning objectives. Three interrelated domains of language learning are examined: (1) the affective domain (willing), (2) the cognitive domain (thinking), and (3) the psychomotor domain (doing). An attempt is made to develop a…

A method providing objective analysis of teacher and student interaction is described in this article. Feedback derived from a matrix of the teacher's classroom behavior (prepared by a professional observer) provides objective information in 10 separate categories. The categories, characteristic of any teacher's classroom behavior and teaching…

TABLES ARE PRESENTED TO COMPARE MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS DURING 1960, 1961, AND 1963. ENROLLMENTS ARE BROKEN DOWN TO UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES, AND RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED BY STATE. DATA ARE ALSO PRESENTED BY JUNIOR COLLEGES AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES. THE DATA INDICATE THAT A GROWING PROPORTION OF STUDENTS IN THE 1961 AND 1963 SURVEYS WERE…

Basic assumptions implicit in course design for foreign languages are examined. The course must first satisfy the basic needs of the learner, later his sociolinguistic or psycholinguistic needs. Relevance of materials is looked at in terms of framework of a course, role of situational teaching, and conduct of the lesson. (SCC)

Defines "global education" and urges foreign language teachers to establish dialogue with global educators to determine whether they want to or can be a contributing part of global education. Components and goals of global education are also discussed. (EJS)

This article lists the doctoral degrees in foreign languages granted during the academic year 1977-78 by major field. Within each field institutions are listed alphabetically, and within each institution the candidates' names appear. The title of each thesis is followed by the thesis director's name. (CFM)

This list includes the doctoral degrees not included in the January-February issue of this journal because the information concerning them arrived too late for publication. (CFM)

The historical changes in the teaching methods of modern languages are discussed, with emphasis on the modern principle that language, before anything, is a means of oral communication. (Text is in Spanish.) (NCR)

In university level English as a second language classes, massive vocabulary instruction should begin as soon as possible and the status of lexical knowledge should be given greater emphasis. Traditional views in favor of emphasizing the teaching of syntactic structures are challenged. (SW)