Paper prepared under contract with the Defense Language Institute, English Language Branch, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and presented to the staff and faculty of the Institute in 1972. (RS)

English language education in Colombia has been improved because the teachers have organized professional associations and have received assistance and support from the Colombian and United States governments to improve teaching methods, teacher preparation, and teaching materials. With the help of the University of California at Los Angeles, the…

While not unreservedly recommending translating and the use of the mother tongue in language classes, this article illustrates the extent to which these techniques can be useful. Particular reference is made to the situation in vernacular-medium secondary schools in India. (FB)

A basic issue in second language (L2) teaching is whether the learner's first language (L1) should be used in the process. Differing views of language teaching authorities and various experiments carried out to test the use of translation in foreign language teaching are presented briefly. The author's experiment, involving teaching two groups of…

Based on a paper presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, London, England, December 1970. (RS)

Five types of dialogs are discussed and examples of each are given. (FWB)

Paper presented at the TESOL convention, March 1970. (DS)

Discusses an approach to teaching note-taking to students of English as a second language who will go on to study at the university level. (CFM)

Recent political, social, and economic changes in sub-Saharan Africa have created a new demand for English teaching on a vast scale. The immediate aim of English teaching programs in the French-speaking countries should be to increase the number of national teachers of English who can supply the local school systems. Teacher training programs in…

Describes a study comparing two methods of teaching English as a foreign language in France: a traditional and an audiovisual method. The research methodology is described in detail. The central question is not which method is better, but who benefits most from the method used. (AMH)

The lack of qualified English teachers is a pressing problem in Puerto Rico where, officially, English is taught in grades 1-12 one hour each school day. Less than 1% of the primary grade teachers are qualified to teach English as a second language, yet because of their excellent methodology, they teach "very effectively their own faulty…

Too many teachers have misguided ideas about the principles of the oral approach to teaching EFL. They are either too sure of themselves and of the theory and become complacent, or their confidence is shaken by the failure of a technique they thought to be infallible. (SCC)

New trends in teaching EFL in Europe are compiled and evaluated from various national and international research studies. Proposals for the integration of the semantic syllabus are emphasized. A movement towards rhetoric is found. (MS)