The ESL student who is ready to write is similar to the student of a regular English composition class, so we can look to the research done in English composition classes for use in ESL. Approaches to language from a composition side rather than a grammar side are pointed out. (SCC)

This article discusses the psychology of second language learning, and specifically comments on Gantier's book on the teaching of foreign languages. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article discusses the use of gestures in foreign language instruction, particularly in the teaching of intonation, stress, and consonant and vowel sounds. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Reply to Foulkes' article "Some Speculations on the Future of German Departments in the United States, 'German Quarterly' v47", in which Foulkes' denigration of the value of learning or teaching German is criticized. His proposals for reforming the German departments are approved. (MS)

Describes a project at the Free University of Berlin, for the production of a scientifically sound FL teaching program for foreign workers. Describes the material produced thus far, including a play designed to be acted out by the learners. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Learning the standard (foreign) language is not enough for the mastering of German material encountered in research work. The article offers suggestions for the teaching of word-formation in scientific texts. Typical examples are given for composite adjectives. The notes include a useful reading list. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Suggestions are made for the achievement of an interesting and successful language laboratory to the student as well as the instructor. (RM)

A study is reported examining language and learning laboratories as they exist today in United States colleges and universities. The study is based on 89 responses to a questionnaire sent to 150 institutions. The type of facility, the technologies available, the disciplines served, and the organizational structures established are examined.…

Argues for offering a foreign language honors course sequence beginning at Secondary Grade 2. This should be conceived as a short, compact course of instruction, demanding a high level of achievement. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article consists of a survey designed to determine language teachers' attitudes and assumptions concerning foreign language learning and teaching. (CLK)

This article discusses the question of the optimal age for second language learning by providing some background and by comparing relevant British and Canadian language teaching programs. (CLK)

Discusses the forces responsible for the high level of articulacy in the People's Republic of China, and describes a set of texts for teaching Chinese as a second language compiled by the Peking Language Institute. (CLK)

German as a Foreign Language Philology is a new subject developed at the New Philology Faculty of the University of Heidelberg. Students whose native language is not German can earn a Master of Arts in this field. The study plan, educational goals, and the content and organization of the curriculum are described. (Text is in German.) (TL)

Presents a tagmemic matrix of cases in German and describes the advantages of using it for ease of student recall. The tagmeme is described as a function-form unit or a slot-class correlative. (TL)

Argues that literature should have a place in the foreign language classroom even at the beginning level. It aids in clarifying vocabulary, grammatical structures and certain cultural idiosyncracies. (Text is in German.) (TL)