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

By studying another language, a student's view of his own environment is expanded. (LG)

Dodson, in "Language Teaching and the Bilingual Method" (London; Pitman 1967, 1972), described a controversial, new bilingual method that involves the use of the mother tongue and introduction of the printed word along with the first auditory presentation. Dodson is interviewed about certain controversial points. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article discusses the nature of translation as a linguistic phenomenon, and the pros and cons of its application to second language instruction. (CLK)

French, as a second language in many African countries, has a cultural and social significance. (DS)

This report estimates the numbers of primary and secondary school students throughout the world receiving instruction in the English language. Data is provided on the levels at which English is taught, the duration of such teaching, whether English is used as a medium of instruction, and whether other foreign languages are taught. (SW)

This paper describes the "euphemistic lexicographical technique," which is recommended for use by lexicographers for the frank recording of vulgar speech. This is a monodirectional technique to be used in bilingual dictionaries prepared for speakers of only one of the two languages. The vulgar words will not appear in the source language…

Presents a theoretical model for the bilingualization of a business concern. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Does not question the fact the languages will continue to be taught; but discusses different languages, assuming varying degrees of prominence in accordance with their function. (DD)

Discusses problems Australian students face in learning to speak Spanish and recommends a detailed study of the varieties of languages taught in Australia. (SW)

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)

An instructional improvement program in language and reading designed for children deficient in three language areas is described. These children, verbally destitute due to a restricted environment and lack of models and stimulation, users of nonstandard English, possessors of underdeveloped language due to unconceptualized experiences, or…

Assesses the importance and implications of the 'critical period' in second-language learning, which occurs when second-language learning overlaps primary language learning, ages two to thirteen. (LG)

The first report in this issue, from Fort McPherson, MWT, concerns the ongoing work of transcribing, recording, and teaching Kutchin. In addition, there are reports concerning efforts in progress to preserve various Indian languages, among them Kwakiutl, Skagit, Shulkayn, Shoshoni, and Ojibway. Other investigations and courses in Alaskan native…