This bibliography is divided into four main sections. The first section cites linguistic studies, both books and articles concerning commercial English. The second section cites articles concerning the teaching of commercial English, while the third and fourth sections give references to British ans American textbooks and readers for commercial…

Provides a bibliography of published research papers that either describe the history of the TOEFL, offer a critical review of the test, or interpret TOEFL research findings. Some topics include: the correlation of TOEFL with other standardized tests of English language proficiency, TOEFL's role as a predictor of academic performance, the…

This book reviews materials for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult students. By looking through hundreds of texts, by consulting ESL colleagues, and by pooling teaching experience and knowledge of the field, resources were selected that are believed to be successful with adult ESL learners and useful for teachers and tutors. Over…

Reviews and annotates two professional books and two instructional materials which are likely to be valuable to teachers and students in multicultural and multilingual classrooms. Notes that these materials are useful in bringing a multicultural perspective to mainstream settings. (MG)

The 15 tests described in this bibliography assess knowledge of and proficiency in Spanish as a foreign language. Tests for bilingual or Spanish-speaking populations are not included. Most of the tests are geared toward students at the secondary or college level. Among the areas assessed are listening comprehension, reading comprehension,…

The bibliography contains 64 annotated references to journal articles and other sources of information about individual difference correlates of second language achievement. The journal articles appeared between 1984 and 1987. Where available, abstracts contained in the original articles are used; these are marked with asterisks. Entries are coded…

A list of linguistics-related holdings in the Middlebury College (Vermont) library is presented as an example of a well-developed library collection for an undergraduate linguistics program. The materials are listed under 10 headings corresponding to the best-represented subareas in the collection: linguistics, semantics, grammar (comparative and…

The annotated bibliography was designed to identify recommendations and best practices for instructing handicapped bilingual students. The annotations are organized according to six headings: (1) policies and legal mandates for serving exceptional bilingual students; (2) first and second language use in instruction of handicapped bilingual…

The documents listed in this annotated bibliography on computer-aided and programmed instruction in foreign languages appeared in RIE during the period from April 1971 through February 1977. The selection comprises reports on conference and research projects, papers concerned with theory and application, and descriptions of teaching materials. The…

Language testing must be an integral component of any foreign language program. It should relate closely to the objectives of the program so that students are tested on what they practice in the classroom. Although language testing during the past few decades has been concerned primarily with measuring only linguistic knowledge, more consideration…

This bibliography which covers a wide range of topics of interest to English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers and researchers is divided into three sections: (1) books, (2) articles, and (3) microfilms. Reference materials includes studies on Thai language and culture, anthropological and sociological references, various bibliographies,…

An annotated bibliography for English as a second language teachers is divided into five main sections: (1) general resources for teachers; (2) courses devised for second language teaching and foreign language teaching; (3) the development of listening and speaking skills; (4) the development of reading skills; and (5) the development of writing…

This is a list of papers written for, and available from, the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on the subject of foreign language learning by adults. About 50 papers are cited, the majority of which were written by European authors. The entries are arranged in chronological order dating from August 1967 to March 1974. All aspects of foreign…

This annotated bibliography on child bilingualism and second language acquisition contains 1,661 references. Preceding the bibliographic entries are a list of the major conceptual fields covered by the bibliography, a subject index and an index of languages, countries and peoples dealt with in the bibliography. The indices refer to the entries in…

This is a list of forty-two textbooks, audio-visual aids, puzzles and games, readers, multi-media materials, and workbooks designed for use in teaching English as a second language at the elementary level. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author, and each includes a brief annotation. (PMP)