Discusses a class in which the lyrics and music of Ruben Blades, a Panamanian musician, were read in English and in Spanish and then discussed. (DF)

Presents an abbreviated version of a large scale investigation of second language attrition covering 50 years. Results yield benefits to teachers and students of foreign languages by leading to an understanding of how various procedures of acquisition affect the rate of loss and ultimately minimize the potential for later attrition. (SL)

Strongly suggests the establishment of methodology courses designed to address the needs of the exceptional child--specifically in relation to learning a foreign language. In addition, the need for more bilingual teachers in the fields of special education, reading, testing, and interpreting is stressed. (SL)

Examines the correlation between high school foreign language study and success in college. Found that those who studied Latin, French, German, or Spanish in high school may be expected to perform better academically in college than students of equal academic ability who do not take a foreign language. (SED)

Describes a method of writing across the curriculum that works and identifies two Spanish-language young adult novels written by Hispanic authors. (HOD)

Examined the equivalency of the Spanish translation of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory to the English version. The results indicated that the translated version was comparable to the English version and that the two forms elicited similar interests. (JAC)

Reviews bilingual television programing in Canada and the United States and concludes that television networks offer few alternative programs for bilingual children. (FL)

The article covers the following areas: language acquisition, development, and disorders in bilingual individuals; instruments to assess first- and second-language skills of bilingual students; determination of a language disorder in a bilingual population; and intervention techniques such as the author's experience working with Puerto Rican and…

This listing of foreign language doctoral degrees granted in 1974-1975 is a supplement to the list published in "The Modern Language Journal" in January-February 1976. (CHK)

This article discusses the construction substantive + the preposition DE+ substantive in Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This article discusses the influence of the Taino language on the Spanish of Puerto Rico. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This article discusses punctuation in Spanish, specifically rules for the use of the comma, the colon, and the semi-colon. The rules for the placement of prosodic and orthographic stress are also discussed. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This article discusses the use of the expression "a nivel de" (level with) in Colombian Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This article discusses the proper and improper uses of the preposition "a" in Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This feature consists of exercises in reading, vocabulary, grammar, and language use for the student of Spanish as a second language. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)