Outlines the state of foreign language instruction in Europe and the forces affecting it. (IRT)

Outlines a project for setting up bilingual schools for Italian children in Switzerland and Germany and discusses the advantages of doing so. (CFM)

This article describes the first phase of a project designed to introduce the teaching of English and French into a certain number of classes in elementary schools in Turin, Milan, Rome, and Naples, Italy. (CFM)

Discusses evaluation methods in two individualized language instruction programs: the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), and the Self-Instructional Language Programs (SILP), both of which follow the model set by the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP). (AM)

Consists of a curriculum guide prepared by teachers of English as a second language to children between the ages of five and seven in the "English to Immigrants" service of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. (CFM)

This report discusses a program designed to teach English to German children in Munich, Germany. (CFM)

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 EXERCISE, a computer program developed to permit the beginner in a modern foreign language to drill himself in the language and to undertake self-instruction. An example of the program's application in the teaching of beginning and intermediate Dutch is given. (RAO)

Suggests one way to begin an English as a foreign language (EFL) study skills program with students whose proficiency in English is not very advanced. Problems that students might have are discussed and practical questions are detailed, with examples from a course completed at the University of Essex. (CFM)

Discusses the development of self-awareness in teacher training programs through exposure to specific terms and concepts which directly advance the teacher trainees' understanding of themselves as teachers and as performers of multiple teaching roles. An example from preservice English language teacher training in Qatar is presented. (RAO)

Inadequate student learning is encountered in an assessment of English teaching in German "terminal" nine-grade schools. Criterla is derived for teacher training, for setting priorities in research, and for redefining teaching goals and suitable methodology (e.g., measures to individualize instruction). (IFS/WGA)

Explores the possible use of simultaneous multi-channel still picture television broadcasting to improve foreign language listening comprehension. Current application of such a system in Japan is described and additional uses for multi-channel programing are presented. (RAO)

Describes the Self-Instructional Language Programs (SILP) as articulated in some New York State secondary schools, and urges cooperation between colleges and secondary schools in promoting SILP. (AM)

This report deals with the function of a department of second language instruction at the University of Rhode Island, which could serve as a model for departments at other institutions. (CFM)

Describes a secondary level program designed to teach basic German to low-ability students who have previously studied French. (AM)