Describes a French course offered at the Irish branch of the Alliance Francaise designed for advanced students wishing to expand their knowledge of the language of specialized areas. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes conversation courses offered by the New York branch of the Alliance Francaise to adult native English speakers. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Discusses the problems involved in making room for language variation realities in the teaching of French. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes a teaching method for teaching French which uses samples of recorded oral discourse to familiarize students with French as it is actually used. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

A complete methodology, based on a linguistic analysis, is given for teaching French pronouns to migrant workers in France. (Text is in French.) (TL)

Proposes the use of pop, rock, and folk music as material far removed from the traditional and attuned to the learners' interests. Typical examples are analyzed with respect to phonology, grammar and semantics. A final category, "overall idea songs," linguistically unclassifiable, is found to be attractive and highly motivating. (IFS/WGA)

Proposes a course of programed instruction designed to teach 8th-grade students to write English, with a view to becoming able to help English-speaking foreigners. Teaching aims are defined in detail. Some student work is examined, errors are corrected, and achievement is measured. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article consists of five brief program outlines distributed and discussed by participants at the Southeastern Regional Conference on International Education in November 1976. The five community colleges represented are Kirkwood, Iowa; Gulf Coast, Florida; Seminole, Florida; Shelby State, Tennessee; and Rockland, New York. (RM)

This article discusses the problems involved in insisting upon oral proficiency in language instruction, to the detriment of other language skills. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article criticizes the use of translation from English into French as a method of teaching French, and proposes alternative methods, including a variation on the language experience approach. (CLK)

This article constitutes a response challenging Balesdent's article which claimed that insistence on oral proficiency in language instruction is doomed to failure. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Listening comprehension exercises in second language instruction are expected to: (1) increase students' efficiency at message extraction, and (2) lead to assimilation of new vocabulary and expressions. Data from a small experiment using such exercises illustrate the distinctions drawn and the limitations. (CHK)

French instruction in Nigeria is plagued by lack of qualified teachers and a high dropout rate. A comparison of students' and teachers' views on dropout indicated several problems; poor examination results; lack of interest and opportunity to use French; poor language aptitude, poor teaching, and pressure of other school subjects. (CHK)

Student motivation is one of the chief factors in success in second language learning. The role of the language teacher in fostering this motivation is crucial. The teacher must offer a good language model, be a good technician of language teaching, and inspire mutual confidence and sympathy in the classroom. (CHK)

A method for enlivening an English conversation class is suggested wherein the goal is to get every student to participate by saying something in English, and learning corrections until later. Class periods are divided into controlled language practice, free language practice and a short period of listening comprehension. (CHK)