Presents a theoretical model for the bilingualization of a business concern. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Language learning is not maximally efficient without intentional practice following tests that evaluate student achievement of an instructional objective. Post-evaluation practice must be at increasing intervals to maximize student retention, and must sometimes be unscheduled, to achieve automatic language usage. A distribution schedule and types…

Consists of a detailed description of reel-to-reel tape recorders and their applications in second language instruction. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes a presentation of lyric poetry in English (as a foreign language) classes, using filmstrips and a daylight projector. The aim is to develop a procedure for interpretation. The article shows how one can examine the various "strata" of a poem, differentiating according to intrinsic and extrinsic structures. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This series of exercises provides review of the Spanish subjunctive mood. (CHK)

Asserts that the traditional, segmental approach to phonetics in language teaching is faulty, since speech is not segmented in actual pronunciation. A model of a sequential progression of consonants and vowels is proposed, in which the sound system is presented in a dynamic mode. (CHK)

The German television series "Der Kommissar" is seen as more likely to be useful in German classes than the German films now available for American classes. There is a greater appeal to the viewers' imagination; also, the vocabulary consists largely of high-frequency words. (Text is in German.) (WGA)

The planning of foreign language teaching must be based on a theory of instruction specifically geared to foreign language learning. The approach of the "Berlin School" is recommended. Proceeding inductively from content and methodological concepts, the communicative goal can be defined. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The keyword method is a mnemonic device limited to teaching vocabulary items. It involves association of a bizarre image with the meaning of the word and can take on the attractive qualities of a game. Results indicate that motivation and interest are stimulated and vocabulary skills improved. (AMH)

This article provides the results of an investigation of the system of pronunciation faults of English speakers learning French, and describes means of correction based on the verbo-tonal system. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

The proliferation of private organizations offering foreign language instruction to the public, and the advertising approaches of these organizations, are discussed. Suggestions are made for foreign language teachers in high schools and colleges to use in attracting more students. (RM)

Describes a technique to be used in the French language class, simulating an attempt to fill a position in the socio-educational field. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses dramatic techniques and their limitations in French language learning. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Suggestions are made of ways for colleges and universities to bolster enrollments by actively calling attention to their language programs. The intended audiences are high school students and teachers and students already in college. (RM)

The problem of the survival of foreign language study as it arises in small, four-year liberal arts colleges is discussed, taking as examples Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore. (RM)