Changes in a first-year course in English at the University of Ghana, Legon, are traced. The approach used in 1972-73 for language and study skills is outlined. The course as it was taught in 1973-74 is described in terms of note-taking, speaking and questioning techniques, reference skills, administrative problems, and further developments. (SW)

Discusses "theses" of the Soviet theory of speech activity, e.g.: speech usage rather than language system must be the basis of grammar teaching. Some instructional plans are offered for teaching grammar through this approach. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The traditional approach in teaching the Japanese copula is shown to be linguistically and pedagogically defective. An alternative analysis of -da and -desu and a practical method of presenting them is demonstrated. (HP)

Discusses, using examples, problems raised by differences in meaning between "equivalent" Russian and German words. Calls for clear definitions of Russian basic vocabulary words. (Text is in German and Russian.) (IFS/WGA)

A procedure for learning German relative pronouns is presented to assist teachers of American students who have difficulty differentiating genders and cases. (SW)

Compares three methods, "Lecons de Transition C.R.E.D.I.F.,""Le Francais et la Vie," and "La France en Direct," in their transition from level one to level two. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses the role of speed in second language learning, specifically the idea that speech in teaching leads to speed in learning. (Text is in French.) (AM)

New needs in foreign language teaching call for new approaches to teaching methods and materials. This article illustrates how a pragmatic reference framework, involving speech acts and communication situations, can be used to choose or develop learning materials, specifically for French as second language. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Suggests that giving students two copies of a language test allows the student the opportunity to check his answers, know his results immediately, and possibly add points to his original score through self-correction. (CHK)

Compares the phonetic transcription systems of Jones (EPD), Gimson, Windsor Lewis and Abercrombie. Discusses the usefulness of transcription systems for foreign language teaching, both in interlingual dictionaries and in teaching contrasts between the target language and the native tongue. (IFS/WGA)

Advantages of the short-wave radio as a supplement to foreign language instruction as well as practical hints on wavelength, antenna, and techniques for use are provided. Selective annotated bibliography. (STS)

A planetarium program interpreting a Spanish poem about the moon recited by members of an intermediate Spanish class is described. (RM)

Ten variables involved in learning a second language are listed and discussed and a bibliography on the subject given. (RM)

Presents a system for teaching the Italian future tense by tracing its development from the Latin vulgar use of infinitive plus "avere" to indicate futurity. (AM)

After analyzing the speech-act theory (Austin & Searle) with examples from French, the article attempts to state the teaching goals more precisely. Studying the findings of pragmalinguistics can help to minimize the discrepancy between the communication situation in the foreign country and the classroom situation. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)