This set of flash cards is designed to accompany the Defense Language Institute's instructional programs in Cantonese Chinese. Each card displays six Chinese characters, for a total of 1500 characters. Each character is printed two inches tall. Above each character are transcriptions of the Chinese words represented by the character (marked for…

A large number of exercises based on film advertisements, which are reproduced in the article, and suggestions for using them. The exercises include reading comprehension, vocabulary, translation and reinforcement activities. Examples are given in English, French and Italian. Suggestions for introducing students to cultural differences are also…

Describes the intonation visualizer, a machine which permits a model sentence to be presented aurally to a student who sees simultaneously the intonation pattern being traced on an oscilloscope screen. The student then repeats the sentence and sees on the screen the intonation curve that he is generating. (Author/CFM)

The use of maps in German classes to illustrate points of geography, history and culture is discussed. Slides and photocopies of maps are used, and map quizzes are taken with blank maps. (CHK)

This teaching technique for the foreign language class is designed to encourage cooperation among students and distribute speaking time equally. Materials to be discussed are cut apart in jigsaw fashion, and students must work together speaking the second language to assemble the correct information. (CHK)

Examination of several interrelated topics on postage stamps, including their multiple functions and significance as semiotic artifacts, precedes suggestions for incorporating them into the Italian language curriculum in such activities as reading, writing, speaking, listening, and cultural understanding. (CB)

Outlines the techniques of four skills in using slides in an English-as-a-Second-Language classroom, and considers the possibility of using teacher or student-made slides generated by special projects. (14 references) (GLR)

We will argue that CALL can usefully be viewed as a subset of computer software engineering and can profit from adopting some of the recent progress in software development theory. The unified modelling language has become the industry standard modelling technique and the accompanying unified process is rapidly gaining acceptance. The manner in…

This study focused on developmental word recognition strategies used by first language (L1) English readers of second language (L2) Japanese. There were two proficiency groups of Japanese learners. The study considered whether or not word recognition strategies are developmental and whether or not L1 orthographic interference (i.e., involvement of…

A procedure is described for using a visual aid to elicit from a student a relatively elaborate mental image. In the context of that procedure, certain aspects of what happens inside and between people in a language classroom are explored. (Author/RM)

Advertising matter, being oriented to contemporary society, is an interesting object of study. Advertising pictures throw light on the culture of the country. A contest riddle and tapes of spoken advertising are presented. Numerous examples show how a teaching method can be designed. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes an experiment at the University of Hawaii to test the effectiveness of a set of video-taped Japanese language-and-culture teaching lessons. (PP)

Describes functions and possibility of initiating use of visual and audiovisual aids, including wall pictures, magnetic and flannelboard pictures, film strips, slides and films. Presents exercises and exercise types in connection with the individual media, using English examples. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses the role of illustrations used to clarify the meaning of dialogues in instruction in French as a second language. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses the use of comic strips, especially English-language strips, to communicate linguistic and sociocultural factors in the FL classroom. (Text is in French.) (AM)