Prior to a Thai language learning session, subjects were exposed to recorded Thai conversation, Japanese conversation, or music. The subjects exposed to Thai produced more words than subjects exposed to music or Japanese. The subjects exposed to Japanese produced the fewest words. (Author/RL)

Describes a survey of student interest in Spanish in the Houston, Texas, area and suggests a variety of practical courses to improve student motivation. (RL)

Describes an apparently very successful study program for Americans, conducted by Michigan State University in Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz. The small (pop. 22,000) non-university city offered many advantages, including relatively low living costs. All students lived with German families. Various contacts are described, including weekend trips. (Text is…

The findings of this study indicate that developmental stages in the acquisition of written German did exist and that these stages were most clearly definable between every other level. (RC)

A questionnaire was given to 1,262 FL students at Bochum People's University to obtain data on social background, field of interest, motivation and perceived goals. Comment is made on a part of the results and their bearing on further work on courses for the university. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Two pilot studies were done to test the effectiveness of the Lozanov method, which emphasizes a visual and verbal suggestion format of delivery, relaxation, and listening to language instruction while soft music is playing. Available from: Society for Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 2740 Richmond Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.…

The purpose of this experimental pilot project was to evaluate the Lozanov suggestive-accelerative method of teaching with the conventional way of teaching beginning Spanish at the college level. Available from: Society for Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 2740 Richmond Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. (Author/CFM)

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that students who can verbalize the rules governing such structures as the "ser/estar" dichotomy will be superior in the correct use of the structures. Ss were 50 English-speaking students of first-semester college Spanish. The hypothesis was confirmed. (RM)

The language literature controversy should be irrelevant in an ESL situation. First-year English courses in Nigerian universities should aim at perfecting the student's linguistic competence and performance, with particular attention being paid to the practical uses of the language. The usual practice of immediately introducing the…

Revised version of a report presented at the conference on American study-abroad programs in Tokyo, Japan, March 1973. (DD)

A questionnaire was administered to 44 SUNY Cortland College students taking beginning German. The goal of the questionnaire was to secure a better understanding of existing images, cliches, and stereotypes in order to improve the teaching of culture. (SW)

This study found that the three variables, suggestion, synchronized music and breathing, had a large positive effect on the learning and retention of 50 Spanish words. Available from: Society for Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 2740 Richmond Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. (CFM)

A survey of 64 University of New Mexico undergraduates examined their attitudes toward the different varieties of Spanish and the use of Spanish. (HP)

The roles of aptitude, attitude and motivation in language learning are discussed. A questionnaire distributed to college Russian students investigated attitudes toward Russian and reasons for studying the language. Both integrative-intrinsic and instrumental-utilitarian orientations toward Russian correlated positively with success in studying…