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Peer reviewedBurstall, C. – Educational Research, 1975
This article attempted to discover whether it would be both feasible and educationally desirable to extend the teaching of a foreign language to pupils who represented a wider range of age and ability than those to whom foreign languages had traditionally been taught. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Research, French, Language Instruction
Download full textLado, Robert; And Others – 1970
The problems investigated in the present study are the identification of the most effective type of presentation of dialogues in language instruction--auditory, orthographic, or some combination of the two--and the measurement of the accuracy of pronunciation and the amount of dialogue retained by the student. The controlled experiment, performed…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Dialogs (Literary), Educational Experiments
Breton, Lucien – 1970
An experiment in programed language instruction based on the "Basic French" method of T. Mueller and H. Niedzielski is reviewed in this paper. Seventy-two civil servants participated in the program which provided for 60 hours of taped instruction. Experiment description, objectives, modifications, and a review of the structuring of lessons 1-20…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Course Evaluation, Educational Experiments, Educational Objectives
d'Anglejan, Alison; Tucker, G. R. – 1970
A description of a bilingual education program at the elementary school level spanning five years since its inception is presented in this report. The home-school language switch from English to French made by control and experimental classes involved total immersion in the French-taught curriculum. While focusing on the educational objectives of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Cultural Exchange, Curriculum Development
PDF pending restorationGoodman, Frank M. – 1970
Design and implementation of a bilingual curriculum for Spanish-language dominant children in kindergarten and first grade are reported in this study. The general philosophy of the project is expressed in six sections including: (1) introduction, (2) school environment, (3) hypotheses and experimental design, (4) review of the first year's…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
Morrison, Frances Crook – 1972
This interim report on an experimental program to increase student motivation to learn French at the Cultural Centre of Intensive French (CCIF) examines objectives, evaluation procedures, and results of the experiment. Part 1 contains sections on: (1) French achievement in Ottawa, Canada, grade 8 classes, (2) Pimsleur listening comprehension test,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Experiments, Educational Testing, French
Jonas, Sister Ruth – 1972
This experiment examines a new psychological approach to foreign language study at the elementary school level. A principal objective is to determine the nature and importance of second language learning motivation in monolingual societies devoid of the daily living example of the target language and culture. A five-year French language sequence,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies
Jonas, Sister Ruth – 1972
This experiment examines a new psychological approach to foreign language study at the elementary school level. A principal objective is to determine the nature and importance of second language learning motivation in monolingual societies devoid of the daily living example of the target language and culture. A five-year French language sequence,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies
