The concerns and the viewpoints of a principal who recognizes the value of the study of languages and who has seen the gradual deterioration of a once- proud discipline. (Author/MLF)

The decline of Latin language study in America in recent years is described and reasons are discussed. Advantages to be gained by keeping the study of Latin in secondary education are also discussed. (RM)

Oerberg's "Lingua Latina" was first used at Columbus Academy in 1973 as a textbook for teaching Latin to beginning eighth grade student. Student interest and enrollment increased, and students achieved greater facility with Latin than under more traditional methods. (RM)

Describes the experience of a teacher involved in a program for teaching beginning French to prison inmates with a high school education. (AM)

A study conducted in a Canadian secondary school found that students with a larger inventory of native English vocabulary were better able to recognize cognates in French language instruction. (MLA)

Several recommendations are made for the improvement of Latin study. An unpublished Latin grammar textbook prepared for and used with first-year students is described. (RM)

In the face of a decline in the number of students electing French in the reform curriculum, upper level, it is argued that the order French--English (as first and second language, respectively) is desirable. The resulting situation from a teaching standpoint is then outlined. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Refers to a critique of FL teaching at Secondary Grade 2; discusses questions of teaching objectives, organization and content of curricula, sequence of foreign languages taught, and effects of the upper level reforms on Secondary Grade 1. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

It is possible to make the People's College certificate the basis for high-school graduation certification at the end of Grade 10 for French as a second language, or else to complete with it the courses in French as a second or third foreign language, which do not begin until grade 11. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Recommends composition writing on carefully chosen subjects in the initial stages of French training. The teacher corrects compositions and creates an "error frequency profile" for the entire class. (MLA)

In Finland, German ranks third among foreign languages taught, and is declining. To encourage its study, one should avoid using long and uninteresting textbooks. As examples of good texts, W. Biermann's "Soldatenlied" and "Kleinstadtsonntag" are suggested. These portray facets of postwar Germany. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A foreign language learning activity is described in which second-through fourth-year French students write, cast, produce, direct and perform well-known fables for their language classes. The performances are recorded on videotape and shown to other classes and to parents. (Author/RM)

Describes an approach to teaching the Spanish subjunctive. The approach is organized for use with most first-year textbooks. (RM)

Describes the development, activities and evaluation of a mini-course for advanced-level high school Spanish students. (KM)

In recent years, the amount of time allotted to foreign language teaching has tended to even up in the various types of schools in West Germany. The Hauptschulen (grade 9 "terminal" schools) have shown a marked increase, the Realschulen (secondary schools) some increase, and the Gymnasien (university-preparatory) a decrease. (IFS/WGA)