Describes a 1978 experiment in which French conversations (among advanced students of French) were transmitted by satellite from Hawaii to other locations in the Pacific. (AM)

Describes an approach to Russian conversation courses at the undergraduate level. (PMP)

Reports on a pilot project which used an imaginary tour of an Italian city as the basis for conversation exercises. (AM)

Associative speaking as a method of making oral communication the central activity in foreign language classes as early as the second semester is described. (Author/RM)

Describes a method which uses popular French songs to stimulate discussion in a high school level conversational course. (AM)

A description of two conversation courses (elementary and advanced) given during a summer session at Middlebury College. The materials used were tapes and slides made in France by the instructors to realize the course objectives--use of authentic spoken French and cultural education. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

In order to ensure personal involvement in and eagerness for verbal communication, the German intermediate conversational course at Clemson University centers on love, marriage, and family life. Student proficiency in German improves, and the course generates enthusiasm as well as self-awareness and awareness of others. (Author/SW)

A system for developing students' conversational skills is described. The conversational practice is regular and systematic and can be handled by aides, substitutes or advanced foreign language students. It can also include humanistic or psychological techniques after the elementary phases. (KM)

Presents the notions that: (1) training in free expression skills in a foreign language can be systematized and integrated with the acquisition of fundamental language skills; and (2) that the principle of "re-expression" can be used by the teacher to yield "free expression" in the form of spontaneous oral summary. (AM)

The injection of conversation/discussion sessions into English language laboratory exercises could help to achieve the major objective of teaching English as a foreign language--helping the learner to express himself in English. Steps in developing the method are outlined. (SW)

Offers suggestions toward making the conversational language course more valuable, with particular reference to Spanish. (AM)

Describes an experience in using videotape recordings as an aid to developing conversation skills in a university language class. (AM)

Discusses various approaches to the successful conversational language course at the advanced level. (AM)

Describes an experiment with an innovative foreign language teaching method whose focus is on increasing the students' fluency and interest by deemphasizing the role of the teacher as drill-master and stressing student communication on a one-to-one basis. (Author/CLK)

This article maintains that a conversational language course which uses audiovisual aids, and which includes games, debates, songs and group activities, is the best and quickest way for French science students to learn English that they need professionally. (Text is in French.) (CLK)