THIS IS A FINAL REPORT OF RESEARCH IN THE TEACHING OF THE ARABIC WRITING SYSTEM, CONDUCTED IN THE HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL IN 1962. A CONTROL GROUP WAS TAUGHT ARABIC IN THE TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR-TRANSLATION METHOD, FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS, WHILE THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP USED A SET OF SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCOMPANIED BY TAPES FOR THE SAME…

THIS ADDRESS, GIVEN AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING (BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 1964), PRESENTS A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE PRESENT SCOPE, ROLE, AND POTENTIAL USE OF RESEARCH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY, AND MAINTAINS THAT THE BEST RESEARCH IS THAT WHICH IS CLOSELY ALLIED WITH THEORY, AND THE HARDEST TO…

A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE RESEARCH ON FLES REVEALS THE NEED FOR GREATER STUDY IN MANY AREAS IN ORDER TO FULLY EVALUATE FLES PROGRAMS. SOME FINDINGS INDICATE THAT YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ACQUIRE PRONUNCIATION SKILLS MORE RAPIDLY AND EASILY THAN ADULTS, BUT IN OTHER AREAS OF LANGUAGE STUDY THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE TIME SPENT IN STUDY IS A MORE…