A PHONOLOGICAL COMPARISON WAS MADE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE PRINCIPAL REFERENCE USED FOR ENGLISH ANALYSIS WAS "AN OUTLINE OF ENGLISH STRUCTURE" BY TRAGER AND SMITH. THE PRINCIPAL REFERENCE USED FOR SPANISH ANALYSIS WAS "SPANISH JUNCTURE AND INTONATION" BY STOCKWELL, BOWEN, AND SILVA-FUENZALIDA. THE PRONUNCIATION PROBLEMS COMMON TO A…

AN EXPERIMENT WAS DEVISED TO TEST ASHER'S HYPOTHESIS OF A TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE, WHICH STATES THAT LISTENING COMPREHENSION FOR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAN BE ACCELERATED IF STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO EMIT A RESPONSE WITH THE ENTIRE BODY. THE SUBJECTS WERE 88 COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF JAPANESE, NO FLUENCY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN…

This essay is an overview of the state of language arts and sciences, or theory and applied skills, and it surveys literacy levels, ability in both native and second languages, language education and linguistic theory. (CK)

Condensed from "The Massachusetts Teacher, Volume 48 (January 1969), 10-11, 24.

Suggests methods for helping children develop and maintain the art of conversation. (RB)

Describes techniques for achieving emotional involvement and, therefore, better results on the part of his students in an intermediate level Russian conversation course. (Text is in Russian.) (DH)

Points out that, although Japanese students of English may be taught proper sound and word stress, sentence stress and intonation are usually neglected. A system of teaching these features is outlined. (CHK)

Vocabulary grouped according to subject matter is well-adapted to developing speaking competence. Even in the use of blackboard pictures for teaching vocabulary, systematic aspects should be observed. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An after-school activity offered by the Central Institute of English Language called "Games" is described. The purpose of the activity is to stimulate and increase oral fluency and production. Several games are commented on. (RM)

Discusses the problems of teaching Russian in American universities. (LG)

By evaluating current practices and resources available to language instructors, with emphasis on oral skills, the article underlines the need for a comprehensive program for realistic conversation stimulus and offers modules as a solution. The educational, practical and economic advantages of modules and ways of making them available are…

(Text is in Chinese.)

Some general views on language teaching and language programs are expressed. Listening and reading comprehension, the receptive skills, and speaking and writing, the productive skills, are discussed. (SC)

A teaching experiment conducted in France among American university students and French workers to provide the students with practical experience in utilizing French. (DS)