Under the topic "Dialog," eight references to magazine articles are given. To each is added an abstract. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Using as an example Lesson 21 of the textbook "Lebendiges Englisch" ("Living English") (Munich, Hueber 1976), some hints are given on how to work on the lesson. The suggestions for discussion bear on the treatment of dialogs and reading texts. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Reviews eight articles (1972-74) on teaching grammar, dealing with, e.g., the manner of presenting new structures, ranking of grammatical rules, development of a practical theory of grammar, and the effectiveness of traditional grammar teaching. Special teaching examples deal with English second conditional and question formation. (Text is in…

Six journal articles (1972-1975) on auditory comprehension are presented, with their content and conclusions. These deal primarily with the objective evaluation of performance, giving suggestions for preparing and administering tests, example of game-type exercises, and other concrete suggestions. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes five techniques to be used in the evaluation of writing and as exercises in foreign language teaching: the so-called free response to problems presented, fill-in blanks, construction form, alternative form, and association form. (IFS/WGA)

Undertakes to evaluate the Conference of the International Association of the Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, and adds a trend report of a general discussion of learning goals. (IFS/WGA)

Six articles on the subject of testing are reviewed. The following themes are discussed: cloze tests, spelling tests and testing the student's total vocabulary. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Seven articles on "Games in English Teaching," from four journals (1969-1975) are presented in abbreviated form. Pedagogical questions, and the introduction, adaptation and function of the games, are discussed. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses contextless drills, pattern exercises in dialog form, exercises with indicated situation, micro-dialogs. The latter three are useful for impressing the material on the memory and for developing competence in dialog. A warning is given against limiting the drill period to pattern practice alone. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A teaching materials fair (March, 1977) reflected a trend away from technology, toward simple, easily used materials. New English-teaching texts emphasize more help in cognition, cooperative exercises, and increased use of visual material. Transparencies are finding increasingly wide use. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Special issue devoted to foreign language instruction in adult education. (WB)