This article outlines the methods developed to engage in a detailed investigation of video footage of piano teaching, involving advanced students in both one-to-one and small-group settings. The paper presents the research to date in the field of musical instrument teaching, considers various challenges associated with video footage analysis, and…

We investigate a unique attempt at working out a unified theory of second language acquisition (SLA), Carroll's "Autonomous Induction Theory". This theory integrates SLA traditions that often ignore each other and adds a learning theory where novel information gets created to resolve learning problems. Cognitive universals, modularity theory,…

Recent research on grammar pedagogy advocates the use of form-focused activities which require learners to produce output collaboratively. This paper reports on the results of a study carried out with 14 high-intermediate/advanced adult English as a foreign language (EFL) learners who completed five form-focused activities collaboratively. The…

Much of L2 teacher feedback research is conducted with advanced students in process-oriented classrooms in the United States. There is less published research about how school teachers in EFL contexts respond to student writing. Specifically little is known about why teachers respond to writing in the ways they do, and if discrepancies exist…

This book helps school practitioners go beyond putting a label on student behavior problems--it shows how to use assessment to partner with teachers and students to develop effective solutions. The authors provide a framework for determining the types of behavioral data that are needed in a given situation, selecting appropriate measures, and…

Using newspapers in FL teaching gives pupils experience reading original texts, and offers possibilities for vocabulary building. Here one must be aware of vocabulary differences between West and East Germany (FRG, GDR), particularly in ideological areas. The writer shows how vocabulary drills can be based on newspaper material. (Text is in…

A BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE USED INDEPENDENTLY FROM AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN MATHEMATICS IS PRESENTED. ELEMENTARY USES AND CONCEPTS OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS ARE EXAMINED. PERMUTATION, COMBINATION, AND PREDICTABILITY ARE PRESENTED IN THE SECTION ON PROBABILITY. THE MEANING OF…

MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED FOR BOTH ENRICHED AND ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS COURSES, WITH ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MOST MATHEMATICS CLASSES. UNIT AND TIME PLANS ARE GIVEN FOR BOTH SEMESTERS, AND TEXTBOOKS TO WHICH THE GUIDE IS KEYED ARE LISTED. TOPICS, OBJECTIVES, SUGGESTED TEACHING TECHNIQUES, AVAILABLE FILMS AND FILM STRIPS,…

The present volume is designed as a workbook for advanced learners of English as a second or foreign language which will train them through instruction and exercises to use an all-English dictionary. The contents are based on the second edition of Hornby, Gatenby, and Wakefield's "The Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English," 1963, Oxford…

CORRESPONDENCE STUDY GUIDES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE PREPARED IN THE SUBJECTS OF MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, AMERICAN HISTORY, AND EUROPEAN HISTORY FOR AN ADVANCED COLLEGE-PLACEMENT PROGRAM. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM WAS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEBRASKA. BY THE FALL OF 1965, HOWEVER, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE NUMBER OF…

The overall results of the fourth U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad are discussed. The names of the eight finalists are listed, as are the problems in the test. (SD)

Proposes that states promote the preparation of mathematically and scientifically talented high school students through the establishment of special residential high schools. (MD)

Proposes several guidelines for the communicative exploitation of translation with advanced foreign language learners at the tertiary level and suggests that the communicative basis for the use of translation as a language teaching technique is derived from the communicative nature of translation as a professional activity. (Author/CB)

The use of classroom debates in ESL classes combines student interest and meaningful dialogue with library research, documentation and written reports. Students select debate propositions, research them, organize teams and conduct structured classroom debates. (CHK)

Paper presented at the 11th International Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, Saarbrucken, West Germany, April 1972; discussion of the role of language instruction and advocacy of its inclusion in a proposed career-oriented phase of advanced secondary education in the German school system. (RS)