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Download full textMentzer, Carl Henrik von – School Research Newsletter, 1971
This newsletter provides a summary of the documentation available on the activities connected with the Unterrichtsmethode English (UME) Project, an investigation of methods for teaching English as a second language, conducted from 1965 to 1970. The documents listed and described cover general reports; details of the material-method system;…
Descriptors: Activities, Documentation, Educational Experiments, English (Second Language)
Cazden, Courtney B. – 1972
This paper considers language development among children and discusses the influence of the learning environment in the acquisition of language use as distinct from language structure. The results of the five studies reported here suggest that the child is aided by what he is encouraged to say, not simply by what he hears, and that adults seem to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Educational Environment, Educational Experiments
Wainwright, Judith – WAFLT Bulletin, 1971
Problems encountered at Black Hawk High School, Wisconsin, in an attempt to expand the French curriculum to include a level 3 and a level 4 course are examined in this article. Solutions to the difficulties caused by inadequate classroom space and insufficient funds lead the author to propose the elimination of the traditional, advanced-course…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, 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
Swain, Merrill, Ed. – 1972
The papers included in this volume constitute the report of a conference on bilingual education that took place in Toronto in March 1971, sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). An introduction to the book defines terms, presents questions and problems, and provides a summary of the current tasks established in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, College Language Programs, Conference Reports
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
