A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO (1) IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT (NDEA) FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES IN 1963-65, (2) IDENTIFY REASONS FOR CONTINUATION OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SUCH PROJECTS, (3) IDENTIFY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO OR HINDERING THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECTS, AND (4) MAKE…

The 5 most pressing educational needs of children of Mexican American migratory workers in Oklahoma are seen to be in (1) inadequate command of the English language, (2) nutritional deficiencies, (3) social adjustment problems, (4) proper physical hygiene, and (5) curricular planning and bilingual personnel. In an effort to meet these needs, the…

A research report summarizes second language study, language training practices, and trainee attitudes toward language learning in the Peace Corps. The two equal parts of the study consist of findings and appendixes. Conclusions are grouped under (1) training practices and trainee attitudes, (2) associations and relationships, and (3) qualitative…

This report presents detailed, nonevaluative descriptions of instructional methods used in a sample of outstanding language training centers. Together these 19 different training programs represent a student age range from subteen to adult. Included are both intensive and nonintensive, military and civilian, and governmental and nongovernmental…