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Peer reviewedKharma, Nayef – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
English study in secondary schools in Kuwait is discussed. There seems little motivation for students to study English unless they plan to attend a British or American university. Students are guaranteed job security regardless of academic success. Better teaching material and better qualified teachers could help remedy this situation. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Peer reviewedWestney, Paul – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
The English habitual progressive is analyzed and its pedagogical implications discussed. Oral drills and blank-filling, illustrated here, may be used to teach the construction. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Usage, Pattern Drills (Language)
Sedgley, Graham – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
A residential French course in Britain is described. Subjects, staff, and course organization over the three-day session are discussed. All communication was expected to be in French; students kept a French diary as writing exercise. The experiment was beneficial in showing French to be a valid form of communication. (CHK)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Diaries, French, Intensive Language Courses
Peer reviewedde Garcia, Rebecca; Reynolds, Sue – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
This article presents a rationale for humanizing teacher inservice education and an attitude survey used to assist teachers in exploring their attitudes and beliefs about language teaching and learning. The questionnaire consists of 53 questions. An explanation of scoring procedures is included. (CHK)
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Needs Assessment
Faik, Sully – Francais dans le Monde, 1976
Discusses the use and syntax of the adjective in French. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Form Classes (Languages), French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedHenning, William A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
It is suggested that reading material for individualized instruction in second language learning should be adapted to provide students with a set of guiding questions. Specific types of questions and possible formats are presented. These suggestions were applied to a workbook accompanying a short novel. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedHunting, Claudine – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
A course involving the production of a play in French is described as an illustration of a method of making the study of foreign literatures more attractive to college undergraduates. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Drama, French, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Alfred N. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
A number of exercises are given based on "Le Petit Prince" which are not only structure drills for grammar practice but are also reading comprehension exercises. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedWipf, Joseph A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
Significant test concepts are discussed and guidelines are given for planning and constructing test items. Examples are given for evaluating reading comprehension and suggestions are made for pre- and post-test activities. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Almeras, Philippe – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1976
A semester-long intensive language learning program for American students in France is described. The students lived with French families and were given three hours of audiovisual instruction in the morning and three hours of practical instruction in the afternoon. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Course Content, French, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDobbyn, Michael – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
The need for testing oral proficiency in the foreign language is discussed and several kinds of testing procedures described. A specific oral language production test is suggested. (RM)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Tests
Taylor, David W. – Didaskalos, 1976
The classical languages program at a boys' grammar school in which the students are prepared for Oxford and Cambridge A-level examinations is described. Individual courses and teaching methods are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, College Entrance Examinations, Course Content
Peer reviewedSmith, Philip D., Jr. – System, 1976
s2400 is intended to help students learn, review, and reinforce their knowledge of basic Spanish grammar. The computer contains the entire body of knowledge to be taught, presenting it to the student in a manner predetermined by an instructor. The language lab program at West Chester State College is described. (POP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedGiauque, Gerald S. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Proposes the use of stenography in the foreign language classroom to improve speaking ability. (AM)
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Audiolingual Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Language Fluency
Ternes, Hans – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1976
This article describes an eight-week study program in Germany directed by Lawrence University. The program includes intensive language training, home stays, seminars and travel. (CHK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses


