Describes a course in listening comprehension methodology given to teachers of English as a Foreign Language. The course includes: (1) sub-group and total group discussions of what is meant by listening comprehension, (2) listing of listening comprehension difficulties, and (3) a discussion of students' individually prepared listening…

The equipment and use of language laboratories are described, and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Comparisons are made between the use of a language laboratory and the use of tape recorders. (RM)

A teacher training technique is discussed involving a demonstration class given by a local teacher and observed by prospective teachers. After the class a discussion is held analyzing lesson content and teaching techniques. (CHK)

Discusses an approach to teaching note-taking to students of English as a second language who will go on to study at the university level. (CFM)

Too many teachers have misguided ideas about the principles of the oral approach to teaching EFL. They are either too sure of themselves and of the theory and become complacent, or their confidence is shaken by the failure of a technique they thought to be infallible. (SCC)

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)

Discusses demonstrations given by regular teachers in the process of training student teachers. (LG)

Discusses the concept of presupposition and the ways in which it interacts with rhetorical notions. (LG)

Gives detailed account of using sensory deprivation as language teaching methodology. Suggests good results can be obtained at less cost in classroom by first using silence to get students to work themselves up, then act coldly, issue blindfolds, and play prepared second language tape. (BK)

Suggests use of semantic memory as "pre-text" method for preparing ESL and ESP students for reading passages with a mental set conducive for further learning. (BK)

Describes personal effort in a university English as a second language class in Italy using group dynamics. Traces the same class for two years. The first year the teacher's efforts to have the class work as a whole on discussions was unsuccessful. The second year the class broke into smaller groups which proved to be a more workable procedure.…

This article discusses the purposes for which slides may be used in the foreign language classroom and how they can be displayed. (CFM)