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Schneider, Erich – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1975
Reports on an FL teaching experiment in grades 5 and 6 (gymnasium), using "La France en direct 1" (Hachette). Concludes that the text can be used with younger beginners, but is less suited for orientation classes because it is not amenable to flexibility of method. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Experiments, French, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedGish, Theodore G. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1973
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Experiments, Elementary Schools, FLES
Burgel, Ursula – Neueren Sprachen, 1972
See FL 502 554 for companion article. (RS)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Educational Experiments, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Kohls, Siegfried – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1971
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Curriculum Development, Educational Experiments, Grammar
Olechowski, Richard – Das Sprachlabor und der audiovisuelle Unterricht, 1970
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Language, Educational Experiments, Laboratory Equipment
Feldhusen, John F.; And Others – J Creative Behav, 1970
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Educational Experiments, Elementary School Students, History
Peer reviewedPostovsky, Valerian A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Describes a study designed to challenge the theory that the initial phase of instruction in foreign language should be based on intensive oral practice. (PMP)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Language Instruction, Learning Theories, Psycholinguistics
Holec, H. – 1971
This article addresses the question, "Does the introduction of a language laboratory improve the functioning of a given teaching method?" Four experiments with the language laboratory are described and analyzed: the Keating and Lorge experiments in New York, the Jalling experiment in Sweden, and the Freedman experiment in Great Britain. These…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Instructional Improvement
Download full textGirard, Jacques D. – 1972
An experiment is reported involving the teaching of the agreement of the past participle without an auxiliary verb, with "avoir" and with "etre," patterned after the studies of S. Roller in 1952-53 in this area. The initial experimentation is updated and involves the use of a Skinnerian model of programed instruction. The objectives, operational…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, French, Language Instruction, Language Research
Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). Research Dept. – 1961
An experiment in language instruction undertaken in Canadian junior high schools during the 1960-61 school year is reported in this study. The pilot project: (1) examines the phenomena of learning to comprehend and speak French through two different but direct modes of instruction; (2) compares by achievement tests the results of the two modes of…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, French, Language Instruction, Language Research
Noll, Hans Joachim – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1973
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Educational Experiments, French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMcKim, Lester W. – Hispania, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Politzer, Robert L. – IRAL, 1970
Advocates that information on student aptitude for foreign language learning be used not, as in the past, for determining the best general method for language teaching but rather for determining the best teaching method for particular kinds of students. (FB)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Educational Experiments, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction
Overbeck-Bollnow, Renate – Franzosisch Heute, 1974
Five teaching experiments with French songs, in grades 7, 8 and 9, are described. Aural understanding was practiced first, then use of the text. In the 9th grade, work on the content became most important, with the aim of correcting and expanding the common conception of France. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Experiments, French, Junior High Schools
Blanc, Michel; Le Cunff, Madeleine – Francais dans le Monde, 1974
Describes an experiment at Birkbeck College, University of London, designed to encourage the spontaneous, uninhibited use of French by students. (PMP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Experiments, French, Language Fluency
