A survey of 64 University of New Mexico undergraduates examined their attitudes toward the different varieties of Spanish and the use of Spanish. (HP)

Integrating a foreign language culture into the teaching of the language is discussed, and a list of methods is provided.

Maintains that the language laboratory is the best way to aid language students in developing linguistic competence. The laboratory equipment needed is described and a pedagogical program for its effective use is outlined. (Text is in Italian.) (CFM)

Field trips can be advantageous for immigrant students, especially during the first few months in Canada. This article presents a unit of four lessons dealing with a field trip on the Bruce Trail. Materials, vocabulary, discussion topics and writing assignments are listed. (CFM)

Students of French are now more fluent orally than their counterparts of a few years ago. They are using, however, a more anglicized French. The causes are three: (1) unawareness of the value of words; (2) infrequent use of reference material, specifically the dictionary; (3) lack of adequate knowledge of basic rules. (CFM)

Slides can be used in the foreign language classroom as a free conversation stimulus, for vocabulary building and grammar exercises as well as in composition, culture, and literature. No more than ten slides should be used. Students should participate fully, not merely listen to the teacher's monologue. (CFM)

Describes the following instructional aids for French: (1) a word study kit; (2) a set of language arts fascicles; (3) bilingual French-Creole cartoons illustrating Creole folk tales; and (4) a collection of 13 bilingual French-Creole folk tales. These may be used in teaching French as a native or second language. (Text is in French.) (AM)

This article discusses two problems which confront the literary historian, first, that of periodization and second, that of choice of corpus. Several histories of French literature, some written in English and others in French, are reviewed. (CFM)

Folk and popular songs are an important means of motivating students of English (FL). A teaching unit is sketched whose aim is to show the potential of a Pete Seeger folk song for teaching English, using also the Bible text on which the song is based. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Advocates using English comics in teaching English (FL) and discusses their use. Presents a teaching unit based on "Aquaman." Relation between comics and advertising is mentioned, which is seen as a chance to foster critical reading. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The "dictee" as a method of language testing is discussed. Commonly made mistakes are described, and ways to help the student perform well discussed. (RM)

Depicts the methodology, textbooks, rationale, and monetary aspects of French instruction in New York from 1735 to roughly 1780. (DB)

Introduces a technique for the presentation of new vocabulary in a situation which incorporates communicative use of language. (Author/DB)

A survey is reported which examines the overall, current status of graduate programs in Russian in the United States, with emphasis on fluency, practical training, and hiring. Responses were obtained from 85 percent of all departments in the United States that have graduate programs in Russian. (RM)

The development of a method is described for the automatic ordering of texts based on the richness of their vocabularies. It further involves the specification of a basic vocabulary and of a gradual enlargement of this basic vocabulary linked to the study of the texts in the given order. (Author/RM)