The case study in this article offers a descriptive account of challenges involved in teaching Australian Curriculum content in the common teaching context in remote communities where an Indigenous language is spoken as the everyday form of communication and students learn English in what is essentially a foreign language setting. An on-the-ground…

A procedure is outlined which is designed to enable teacher trainees to put into practice certain teaching techniques early in their training in order to make concurrent lectures on principles and methods more meaningful. (RM)

Programs in Spanish as a second language in the elementary school propose to develop pupils' ability to communicate in Spanish and to interact comfortably within Hispanic culture, particularly bilingual-bicultural speech communities. The Spanish SL teacher should be competent in choosing and implementing techniques and materials for teaching…

LESSON PLANS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE 1964-65 SCHOOL YEAR UNDER A PILOT PROJECT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF THE CALEXICO BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE PLANS PROVIDED GENERAL SUGGESTIONS AND SUGGESTED DAILY LESSON PLANS FOR 21 WEEKS.…

A PROJECT HEAD START COURSE OF STUDY WAS DEVELOPED TO BE USED AS A GUIDELINE FOR TEACHERS WORKING WITH NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING MEXICAN-AMERICANS IN A 1965 SUMMER PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO RAISE THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF DISADVANTAGED PUPILS. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON…

LESSON PLANS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE 1963-64 SCHOOL YEAR UNDER A PILOT PROJECT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CALEXICO BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE PLANS PROVIDED GENERAL SUGGESTIONS AND SUGGESTED DAILY LESSON PLANS FOR 26 WEEKS.…

The third part of a five-part Spanish course serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," Units 21 and 22. The overall goals of the course are to teach students to understand, speak, read, and write at a normal speed any arrangement of lexical and structural material learned. The guide focuses on six areas of…

This is a guide to a realization and appreciation of the German culture, gained through the use of oral and written German. Four areas of language instruction are emphasized: (1) listening, (2) speaking, (3) reading, and (4) writing. The guide is divided into five sections: (1) broad goals and performance objectives, which include a breakdown of…

This curriculum guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the text, "Artes Latinae," units 11-17. The course focuses on the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as on cultural background material. Attention is also paid to developing a positive student attitude toward language learning. The student moves at his…

The fourth part of a 5-part Spanish course serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," units 16 and 17. Emphasis on guided discussion and free conversation is maintained throughout the course. The guide focuses on six areas of language instruction: (1) listening, (2) speaking, (3) reading, (4) writing, (5)…

The second part of a 5-part course in Spanish serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," units 12 and 13. The guide focuses on six areas of language instruction: (1) listening, (2) speaking, (3) reading, (4) writing, (5) culture knowledge, and (6) student analysis of attitudes toward language learning. The…

The numerous innovations in foreign language teaching during the past ten years indicate that the profession is reaching toward syllabi in which students would learn to master and apply creatively a fairly limited body of material built around basic linguistic and cultural concepts. This theme is apparent in the syllabi, or subject-matter content…

This curriculum guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the text "Artes Latinae," units 1-10. The course focuses on the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as on cultural background material. Emphasis is placed on developing a positive student attitude toward language learning. The student moves at his own…

This curriculum guide, developed for an ungraded language program at the secondary school level, allows for a steady progression of skills from unit to unit. Based on the audiolingual approach to language instruction, the guide is divided into four sections: (1) concepts to be taught, (2) references to instructional materials, (3) special…

This paper reviews the teaching of English as a second language in the secondary schools in the Transvaal, the syllabuses which have been in use since 1956-57, and the importance of an audiolingual approach. In attempting to discover the reasons for students' failure to attain a satisfactory standard of bilingualism, the author examines (1) the…