A paper reviewing the psychology and physiology of listening, the importance of attention to the listening skill in the foreign language curriculum, and strategies intended to engender in the learner the ability to listen with comprehension. Many sample exercises and a lengthy bibliography are included. (AMH)

One studies Italian for the same reason one studies any language--to become educated. Even more than for art and music, Italian is necessary for literature. Dante must be read, and in the original. Further, we study Italian to know our cultural roots and heritage. (AMH)

A detailed description of language laboratory sessions in first- and second-year advanced college French classes. Each session is fifty minutes long and includes a wide variety of carefully planned and integrated exercises. Students and instructors are happy with the program. (AMH)

A large number of exercises based on film advertisements, which are reproduced in the article, and suggestions for using them. The exercises include reading comprehension, vocabulary, translation and reinforcement activities. Examples are given in English, French and Italian. Suggestions for introducing students to cultural differences are also…

The author presents guidelines and suggests interview questions for principals to use in selecting foreign language teachers who are well versed in proven language teaching methodology. (DS)

Rejects criticism of Kahl's position in his article on the Reading Comprehension Test (in this journal, issue no. 3, 1977), pointing out that the test is constructed according to the prescribed guidelines. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Lobbyists should be paid to stimulate greater government and business interest in foreign language enrollment trends. A nationwide radio and television campaign should be launched to inform the American public of the value of learning a foreign language. (SW)

A sound and slide show was produced at Parchment (Michigan) High School to show the community foreign language learning in their own school system. The program was designed to portray the nature of the local foreign language program and to increase support for and enrollment in the program. (Author/SW)

Administration of an attitudinal questionnaire to ninth grade students of Erie County, New York, indicated their views that foreign languages are useful, play an important role in the school curriculum, and help in understanding foreign cultures and one's own language better. (SW)

It is proposed that a remedial introduction based on linguistic principles of the English language should be incorporated into first-year college German courses. The purpose of the proposal is to make students consciously aware of their native English before studying any foreign language. (SW)

An evaluation design is provided to help teachers identify the most suitable textbook for cultural studies. The evaluation design is applied to five recent college German textbooks in order to determine the interaction of culture and language instruction. (SW)

A questionnaire was administered to 44 SUNY Cortland College students taking beginning German. The goal of the questionnaire was to secure a better understanding of existing images, cliches, and stereotypes in order to improve the teaching of culture. (SW)

Despite a survey carried out on the teaching of Spanish language in British and Irish universities that showed one-third of the respondents considered the teaching of Spanish intonation unimportant, examples are presented to show that it is necessary in Spanish language instruction. (HP)

This study found that the three variables, suggestion, synchronized music and breathing, had a large positive effect on the learning and retention of 50 Spanish words. Available from: Society for Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 2740 Richmond Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. (CFM)

This article is a brief discussion of some exercises in guided translation and comparative analysis designed not only to increase students' competence in translation and knowledge of French but also to make them more attentive to their English. (CFM)