Critically examines Leon A. Jakobovit's application of Chomsky's theories of transformational generative grammar to second language learning theory. (RL)

Members of the Joint National Committee for Languages are called upon to participate in a national campaign to take the case for language study before the American public. (RM)

Comments on an article by James W. Ney, entitled "Contradictions in Theoretical Approaches to the Teaching of Foreign Languages," in the "Modern Language Journal," v58 n4 Apr 1974. (RL)

The nature of paradoxes prevalent in the field of foreign language teaching today are examined. (RM)

Ninety-three French textbooks were examined to produce this overview of content and methodology; the analysis indicates the books have introduced few innovations and follow traditional modes of presentation. (CK)

This paper describes a combining arrangement in which language learners work in teams and are forced to communicate with each other to obtain correct information to complete certain work. Active participation helps develop language and communication skills. Several variations on the technique are described. (CHK)

A number of second language learning situations are described which are divided into these categories: students pacing themselves; teacher pacing students; students pacing teacher; no one pacing anyone; the "system" pacing everyone; shared responsibility for learning. (RM)

The question whether second languages should be taught by the deductive or inductive method is discussed, and an argument is made for a middle ground between the two extremes. (RM)

Presents a learning transfer principle, based on transfer theory and contrastive analysis, as a solution to the inductive-deductive controversy in second language teaching methodology. (AM)

This paper outlines the proceedings of a conference on foreign language education held in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1975. Various speakers and panels detailed the history of foreign languages in Wisconsin schools, the price of language education, value of language study, support of languages at university level, and bilingual education. (CHK)

Argues that instructor monitoring in a language laboratory is an inefficient instructional method. (CK)

The three major Latin textbooks published since 1968 are analyzed and they are shown to employ the latest theories of learning and of second language acquistion. (CK)

Report on the Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign Languages in Spokane, Washington, April 19-20, 1974. (PMP)

Briefly outlines the rationale for a transactional approach to language teaching. (PM)

There is evidence that the ability to produce syntactically complex structures in a foreign language can be accelerated through a different strategy for teaching writing. A writing strategy is outlined which introduces the student gradually and in a very structured way to the concept of sentence-combining. (CHK)