A survey is reported investigating the outlook of teachers and administrators on the growth potential of the field of Slavic languages and literature and providing a body of data on major programs in the United States. A questionnaire was mailed to the heads of 26 departments in spring 1975. (RM)

Discusses the problems of teaching Russian in American universities. (LG)

This dictionary is a companion to "Naval Terminology," developed by the Defense Language Institute and printed in 1971. Cyrillic script is used for the Russian terminology. Two main sections define naval terms from Russian to English and from English to Russian. A list of abbreviations concludes the text. (RL)

The fifth volume in this series on Serbo-Croatian-English contrastive analysis contains seven articles. They are: "The Use of Sector Analysis in Contrastive Studies in Linguistics," by Thomas K. Adeyanju; "A Compromise System," by Rudolf Filipovic; "Case Frames and Transformations for Clause-Expanded Adjectives," by Vladimir Ivir; "Some Crucial…

The development of Russian language study in Australia since 1946 is described. A chart shows composition of Russian departments in Australian universities. Suggestions for promotion of Russian study are made. (RM)

This pamphlet describes the organization and objectives of the Yugoslav Serbo-Croatian-English contrastive analysis project. Interference is common in language contact of any sort, and it is assumed that interference can be predicted on the basis of contrastive analysis, and that the results thus obtained can be used in planning better teaching…

Seeking to provide information for students and teachers on reasons for studying Russian, this pamphlet discusses five major areas: (1) nature of the subject itself, (2) place of Russian in a liberal arts curriculum, (3) a history of Russian studies in the United States, (4) career opportunities, and (5) a brief survey of the teaching of Russian…

This selective bibliography lists one book and 14 journal articles dealing with Polish-English contrastive studies. The entries range in date from 1965 to 1974. The articles cited appeared in well-known Polish and American pedagogical language journals. (TL)

This selective bibliography lists 8 books and articles dealing with Serbo-Croat-English contrastive studies and 2 articles on general Slavic studies. The entries range in date from 1963 to 1972. The books cited are European or American publications, and the articles appeared in well-known European or American pedagogical language journals. (TL)

This selective bibliography lists 10 books and articles dealing with Czech-English contrastive studies and 2 articles on general Slavic studies. The entries range in date from 1959 to 1972 with the majority published since 1965. The books cited are European or American publications, and the articles appeared in well-known European or American…

This survey of Albanian language and literature is a synopsis of linguistic studies and literary achievements in Albania. The first chapter discusses the origin of the Albanian language. The next chapters deal with the Greek, Latin, Slavic, and Turkish influences on the Albanian language. The influence of Albanian on other Balkan languages and the…

The Slavonic Studies Seminar is held for one month each summer at Kliment Okhridski University in Sofia, Bulgaria. The program consists of three weeks of Bulgarian language instruction and a one-week trip around Bulgaria through interesting medieval towns, monasteries, and coastal resorts. The participants are primarily college teachers,…

This selective bibliography lists 8 books and articles dealing with Russian-English contrastive studies and 2 articles on general Slavic studies. The entries range in date from 1953 to 1967. The books cited are European or American publications and the articles appeared in well-known European or American pedagogical language journals. (TL)

This volume is part of the Czech Basic Course designed to train native English speakers to a level 3 proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Czech in intensive language programs employing the audiolingual approach. It contains the pattern drills of the first 56 lessons. The drills to lessons 4-24 are in two parts. Part 1…

The CIEE Semester Advanced Russian Language Program for Americans at Leningrad State University is a 16-week program for thirty out-standing students with a minimum of three years' background in Russian. This report is addressed to American Slavicists and to younger American students of Russian, and describes the purpose, history, and present…