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Peer reviewedWolfe, David E.; Howe, Leland W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedParker, Douglas V. – French Review, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedEltis, K. J. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1975
The decline in foreign language study in New South Wales is described, and suggestions are made for change in course content and organization to make foreign language study interesting and helpful to a larger number of students. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Download full textMueller, Klaus A. – 1971
The German department of the University of California at Berkeley initiated this year a new series of programs for beginning and intermediate students, partially in response to the abolition of the foreign language requirement. This report describes the four options called: (1) the Basic Course, (2) the Intensive Course, (3) the Course Emphasizing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedHunter, H. Baird; Barr-Harrison, Pat – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Multilevel foreign language classes are viewed as a challenge that can be met by a careful consideration of wise materials and equipment selection, group dynamics, individualized instruction, and curricular reorganization. (JB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Marshall, Randall G. – 1970
Changing social attitudes of students in American schools are seen to have a direct bearing on currently declining enrollment figures in foreign language programs. The author discusses ways in which motivation can be improved. Comments are directed to the use of class time, dialogues, pattern drills, memorization, prereading experience,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classical Languages, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Thomas, Kathleen H. – 1975
At the Foreign Language"Think Tank" Symposium of April 1975, the following major problems of community college foreign language teachers were identified: (1) low enrollment; (2) attrition; (3) low achievers; (4) articulation with universities; and (5) lack of interest. Suggested solutions included: (Problem 1) advertisement, a foreign…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Problems
Carranza, Jose M., Ed.; Whitmer, Robert L., Ed. – 1976
This collection resulting from a workshop on language teaching methodology contains the following papers: (1) "The Role of Culture in Foreign Language Learning," by N. Brooks; (2) "Guidelines and Ideas to Boost the Enrollment in Foreign Language Courses," by L.F. Gonzalez-Cruz; "Cooking in the Classroom," by K. Boykin; (4) "Performance Based…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competency Based Teacher Education, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Education
Dammer, Paul E. – Language Association Bulletin, 1976
The fact that a relatively large segment of the secondary school population chooses to learn a second language, for reasons other than entrance requirements, has implications for foreign language curriculum planners. As part of an initial step in planning new syllabi, the Curriculum Advisory Committee of the New York State Education Department…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis
