Distinguishes between structure-oriented and situational dialog, suggesting methods and materials. The following are recommended: Jerrem and Skutznik, "Conversation Exercises in Everyday English" (Longman); M. Ockenden, "Situational Dialogues" (Longman); Jupp, Milne and Plowright, "Talk English" (Heineman); and M. Underwood, "Listen to This"…

This article outlines a methodology for implementing directed readings in French language courses. The method can be divided into three phases: introductory, analytical, and creative. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article outlines a method for teaching French literature to high school students, specifically using "L'Etranger" by Camus. The method has three basic components: an introductory study of selected excerpts, reading and discussion of the entire novel, and preparation and correction of an essay. (CLK)

Linguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic aspects of word knowledge are examined. Vocabulary techniques are discussed according to how they build up word frequency, vocabulary growth in native speakers, underlying forms, semantic structure, word association, and case relations. (SCC)

A self-observation and self-report procedure is proposed that will assist teachers in discovering their students' learning strategies and may generate knowledge about the second language learning process. Transcriptions of segments of interviews with four students illustrate the procedure involved in eliciting student strategies. (Author/RM)

A number of conversation exercises are described for use in second language teaching which are intended to promote communication in the foreign language by creating among the students a need to talk and a need to listen. (RM)

This article reports on a pilot study undertaken to determine the effect that a new student exchange program would have on student attitudes and student motivation in second language learning. (CLK)

This article reports the results of a study undertaken in Quebec to obtain information from students and teachers concerning second language learning, to determine the social, economic and political motivations for studying language, and to obtain opinions regarding possible improvements in language instruction. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article examines "ty" and "vy" usage in contemporary Soviet Russian by way of contrastive analysis with pronoun usage in English. The importance of understanding the cultural implications of the Russian pronouns is stressed. (CLK)

Points out new directions of translation courses since the abolishment of foreign language requirements in many U.S. colleges. Describes the objectives, teaching methods, materials, problems and evaluation of an experimental course entitled "The Art of Translation." (TL)

Problems with mechanistic and formalistic language teaching and the need for intensive and creative foreign language teaching are described. The role of the teacher is emphasized, and suggestions for teachers are made. (RM)

An intensive course in Spanish is described which met daily for eight weeks from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Time was divided among classroom instruction, native speaker groups, and the language laboratory. (RM)

The emergence of the "pragmatic" approach, in which the concepts of symmetric communication and discourse competence stand out, is seen as creating a danger that sociological and philosophic interests will overshadow linguistic ones. (IFS/WGA)

Argues for a teacher role in research on learning processes and views a teacher's task as twofold: to discover what students do as they perform foreign language tasks, and to implement procedures in which strategies of skillful students provide a basis for remediation of strategies of unskillful students. (Author/EJS)

Details a program of intensive language learning at Kenston (Ohio) High School that begins with a two-and-one-half-hour-a-day class and ends with a three-week homestay abroad on school time. The approach involves using foreign language for communicating about matters relevant to the students combined with a no-grade, no-fail system. (Author/EJS)