Presents a methodology for dealing with grammatical mistakes made by African students for whom French is a second language and also the medium of instruction. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Examines the trend in Germany, away from a strict avoidance of the mother tongue in second language instruction. (AM)

Using practical examples, such as the language experience of foreign tourists, it is shown that the "natural method" (using target language only) hinders learning. Use of the mother tongue is necessary for learning foreign structures (e.g., arranging native words according to the foreign syntax). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article emphasizes the value of immersion programs and describes some immersion programs in the United States and Canada. (CFM)

Discusses the teaching of French at the secondary level in Tanzania, in terms of the role of French, the methods and materials used, and evaluation. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Presents a 417-item Chinese-English glossary of terms about language and class and school activities (called here "classroom metalanguage") to enable teachers of Chinese to use the target language more often in the classroom. An appendix, the varieties of definition format, and an English index are provided. (KM)

Native speakers of English entering kindergarten or grade one of the Cincinnati Public Schools are offered the opportunity to learn French, German, or Spanish. Not only do students learn a second language, but it is also used as a medium of instruction in later grades. (Author/SW)

The Soviet Union (USSR) is an immense multinational and multilingual country. At the time of the Revolution (1917) there were 150 national languages spoken in the USSR and 180 recognized linguistic groups, however, 70% of the total population of the USSR was illiterate and the literacy rate of the Middle Asia varied from 1% to 5%. After 1917, mass…

Undertakes to classify the various types of questions occurring in everyday speech for the use in foreign language teaching. (IFS/WGA)

Presents a collection of frequent errors, stock phrases teachers misuse that originate from a lack of acquaintance with the foreign land and culture, or from incorrect information. The correct versions are also given. The need is stressed for more attention to classroom English. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The field of ESL in recent years has drawn much criticism from bilingual educators. This criticism is related to three areas: the former use of ESL in Americanization programs, the role of ESL in legislation providing for transitional bilingual programs, and the failure of the ESL component in certain bilingual programs, due either to the teacher,…

This report from the Comptroller General to Congress is designed to assess the effectiveness of the Bilingual Education Program and to suggest ways to improve its administration. The program as originally conceived is described, and funding, participation, and recent legislative developments affecting bilingual education are discussed. It is…

The applicability of a programmed methodology to a non-programmed text can result in a new approach to and definition of programmed learning. In seeking to resolve the present conflict between grammar and foreign language instruction by making the grammatical elements implicit to both student and teacher through a logically ordered program of…

"Language-related" refers mainly to teacher-guided communication, aimed at revealing the progress of language learning. "Information-related" communication, a two-way process, refers to all other speech intentions. Suggestions are given for stimulating spontaneous use of information-related materials. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This volume on bilingual education contains the following ten articles: "The Establishment of Language Education Policy in Multilingual Societies," by Bernard Spolsky, "Bilingualism and Bilingual Education-The Ancient World to the Renaissance," by E. Glyn Lewis, "The Sociology of Bilingual Education," by Joshua A. Fishman, "Linguistic Perspectives…