Explains the need for a well structured unit on dialectology in high school English classes; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers on English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (SW)

Reports the results of a questionnaire survey designed to discover the characteristics, background, and motivation of students of French frequenting institutes in Germany. (AM)

Presents a list of 46 new socio-political terms in Spanish that are being used more frequently in literature today. Definitions of the terms are included as well as the sources where the terms were used. (NCR)

Examines the current situation regarding the study and use of French in various European countries as well as the United States. It is suggested that French language and culture can best be promoted through the promotion of the study of many languages. (AM)

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)

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

This article describes an approach to second language teaching known as Threshold Level, specifically in its application to French instruction. The approach centers around functional language usage. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This feature consists of teaching materials to be used for the instruction of French as a second language. Areas covered include technical vocabulary, language usage, and fortune-telling. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Provides examples of student modeling techniques that have been employed in computer-assisted language learning over the past decade. Describes two systems for learning German: "German Tutor" and "Geroline." Shows how a student model can support computerized adaptive language testing for diagnostic purposes in a Web-based language learning…

Presents findings from a sociolinguistic study of the language use and language attitudes of Hispanic families in a small community in upstate New York. Sought to identify and describe the familial linguistic patterns that are leading to an emerging population of US-born Spanish speakers by examining the factors that are related to Spanish…

Investigated the relevance of emotional and familial factors to language maintenance in immigrant families. Information on the family relations of 40 children from Chinese-speaking immigrant families in Sydney, Australia. Analysis revealed that children likely to use their parents' mother tongue were those who perceived their family to be more…

The results of a study involving 18 students from a grade 8 early French immersion class support the argument that in producing a second language, learners will on occasion become aware of a linguistic problem and modify their output. (41 references) (MDM)

Examines the extent to which material from a donor language (Embedded Language or EL) appearing in a recipient language (Matrix Language) shows internal differentiation. It is suggested that models of structural aspects of codeswitching must provide a unified account for all EL material in codeswitching utterances. (Author/LB)

Describes historical and current usage of Indo-Portuguese creoles in the Indian areas of Diu, Daman, and Korlai, examining such extralinguistic forces propelling language transition as social, cultural, developmental, and situational factors, and the nature of lexical and structural borrowing. (48 references) (CB)