This is the first volume in a continuing series of working papers on English as a second language. The selections in this volume are divided into two groups. The first is a series of three papers given at the annual meeting of the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs held in Chicago in April 1966. These papers, by P. Schnachter, R.…

In the first part of this paper several theories on the subject of communicative competence are examined. Part 2 is devoted to a discussion of how a teacher can test for communicative competence, and the practicality of this type of testing, in terms of class time, equipment required and objective grading, is emphasized. Part 3 summarizes a number…

What has been called bilingual education in this country presently has as its sole concern the linguistic performance of the student, thereby neglecting the implementation of a coherent conceptual system which takes into consideration the ways in which the student comes to understand the world around him. Furthermore, bilingual education has not…

This is book one in a series of beginning readers in Spanish for preschool and grade one. The program is designed to prepare children to read in Spanish by teaching the sound-symbol relationship in sequential order with simple reading selections. This book introduces the consonants "m,""p,""s,""l," and the…

Seven major categories of training materials comprise this annotated listing: Bilingual Education (general information), Teacher Training, Cultural Awareness, the Student, Language Acquisition and Second Language, Methods and Materials, and Evaluation. These nearly two hundred books and programs were those suggested by directors of classroom and…

This program and teaching guide describes the nature of foreign language instruction in the elementary school (FLES). Chapters include discussion of: (1) program development and organization; (2) the FLES teacher; (3) methods, motivation, and instructional materials; (4) culture; (5) program evaluation; (6) outline of recommended structures; and…

This pamphlet outlines the educational philosophy behind foreign language instruction in the elementary school (FLES) and organizational procedures for the establishment of such programs. Major sections explain: (1) the nature of FLES, (2) program planning, (3) student eligibility, (4) teacher preparation, and (5) program articulation. A chart of…

The author feels that there is no reason to suppose that adults are less capable than children in learning a second language, given adequate opportunity and motivation. In terms of amount learned in comparable time, the adult is about five times as efficient as the child. This is what would be expected of any other kind of intellectual or rational…

Foreign language should become an integral part of the elementary school curriculum available to all students by the year 2000. Justification for including language instruction in the core of common learning includes such considerations as (1) language learning, cultural adjustments, and intercultural understanding can best be achieved in…

A report on a series of computer programs being written to make frequency counts designed to indicate the learning problems to be encountered in any approach to a target literature discusses how these programs can be used to aid in foreign language vocabulary learning. (Author/AF)

Two recently developed techniques in programed instruction were designed to offer students genuine communication experiences in a foreign language. In "simulated tutoring," a recording was made of only the tutor's voice as he tutored a live subject in the correct pronunciation of a short dialog. The student subsequently responding to the…

Linguistic principles applied in second language instruction are illustrated and discussed in this manual for use with a series of five films. These films explore the nature of language and how it is learned, language sounds, the organization of language, words and their meanings, and language teaching techniques. A chapter on each film provides a…

This historically significant booklet explores problems and practices in the teaching of foreign languages in the elementary school. Specific chapters discuss second language offerings, student age and ability, enrollment criteria, program articulation, teaching techniques, and teacher qualifications. Variations in presentation for different…

Language laboratory effectiveness in secondary schools and related research are discussed. Criteria for five elements determining the laboratory's effectiveness are described: (1) the teacher, (2) the teaching materials, (3) the testing and grading programs, (4) the student practice sessions, and (5) the equipment. Some general remarks are made…

Different theories of programed instruction are compared and contrasted, and their application in the language laboratory is discussed. Chapters on programing theories include: (1) Skinner and linear programing, (2) Crowder and intrinsic programing, (3) Pressey and complementary programing, (4) Gilbert and mathetics, and (5) computer assisted…