This information letter is the first issue in a series dedicated to suggestology and suggestopaedia. It consists of a brief history of suggestology in the Public Service Commission of Canada and an account of several international conferences where suggestology was discussed. Both English and French versions of this information letter are…

This issue of the "SLANT" Newsletter for researchers in second language acquisition is highlighted by a survey on research in Canada by Fred Genesee (including a bibliography and reports of research in progress), and a report on "Second Language Acquisition in the Middle East," by Gregory James. The latter article discusses…

Provides examples of humorous errors in written exams made by university students of French and Canadian culture. (AM)

This article outlines the role and duties of the teaching assistant in the interprovincial second language education program in Canada, and specifically discusses a pilot project experience that began in July of 1973. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

A study indicates that students in French immersion programs in Canadian schools achieve superior progress in French and equal skill in English relative to students in partial immersion classes or traditional second-language study. (CK)

A discussion of university-level FL instruction in Canada. (RM)

Describes an experimental intersession program in which American undergraduates were taught Quebec French in Quebec. (AM)

This article surveys numbers and types of immigrant children in the provinces of Canada and outlines types of English classes and language programs available to them. Problems include the great variety in quality of classes, organization and funding. (CHK)

An increase in the number of immigrants arriving in British Columbia and the change in the source countries has affected the schools, particularly in the 1970's. There has been rapid growth in the number of English as a second language (ESL) classes. Developments in ESL programs are outlined. (SW)

Text of an address delivered at the Simcoe County Professional Development Day, Barrie, Ontario, February 16, 1973. (RL)

A description of an immersion program for 6-year-old anglophone children modeled on "les classes d'accueil" for immigrant children. The program of intensive instruction in oral and written French is outlined. This school district has found this type of immersion superior to the usual kind. (The text is in French.) (AMH)

In order to use television for teaching English as a second language most effectively, a multimedia system is necessary in which the TV is one attraction. Teachers and students then will have active roles to assist language acquisition. A Canadian example of such a system is discussed. (CHK)

Describes the response of one Canadian community and its local school board to the challenge of producing functionally bilingual children within the context of the public school curriculum, grades K through 7. (CK)

Discusses early and late French immersion programs, their advantages and disadvantages, and considerations of staffing, cost, student motivation, effect on native language skills, and program effectiveness. (CK)