Examples of the spontaneous speech in French of native English speakers, average age 7.6 years, were collected at the end of their second year in a French immersion program. Results show that the native language strongly influences second language speech production. While vocabulary and pronunciation are of course predominantly French, the…

Numerous problems face the nation's schools. These problems differ widely in their content, in their scope, in the types of people to whom they are important, and in the intensity with which people complain about them. Many schools try to pinpoint the causes of these problems and to look for solutions before the problems themselves are well…

Fluency First is a Canadian instructional program in oral English as a second language for illiterate adults. This manual is intended for instructors in the program. Part 1 describes the program's development, its objectives, and student placement. Part 2 discusses the program methodology. Part 3 deals with class organization, instructor…

The 10-week mini-course, designed for junior high school students in English, in which careers and recreations become a basis for exploring the individual potential of students, contains three lesson plans. The overall goals emphasize communication skills, language usage, interpersonal skills and the development of knowledge of career areas. The…

This paper on day care services presents: (1) an examination of aspects of home care for children which characterize it as a behavior setting independent of the mother-child bond; (2) a comparison of these home aspects with several common types of day care; and (3) an evaluation of current day care types based on similarities to a good home.…

In an effort to provide better service for the minority and disadvantaged population of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the public library devised the Developing Awareness of Community Resources Staff Training Institute (DACRI) for its personnel. The goal of the training program was to have each participant gain a working awareness of community resources…

Extrapolating from the trends in postsecondary instructional delivery systems identified by Brown, Lewis and Harcleroad, this report attempts to identify how these trends might be implemented in Oregon. Separating the systems into technology-centered and people-centered, the report proposes future applications of dial access systems, self learning…

This paper describes the experience of a Basic Speech teacher with college-age Choctaw Indian students enrolled in a combination college and vocational training program. In the process of teaching basic speech techniques, the teacher learned a valuable lesson in Choctaw cultural patterns. Time concepts; social etiquette such as name-giving,…

This study, the culmination of a 3-year effort, represents the first step in the establishment of a European unit-credit system for foreign language learning by adults. Objectives are based on learners' needs and expressed in terms of operational learning objectives, with reference to the roles a language-user has to play, the settings in which he…

This handbook is intended as a guide to the American teacher in helping Vietnamese students make the cultural and academic transition to the American classroom. Part one of the handbook suggests approaches to specific problems arising from cultural and linguistic differences, including forms of address, coeducation, work habits, contact with…

A specific scheme is provided for the teacher trainee, the experienced teacher, and the supervisor to assist in organizing and evaluating multicomponent English lessons. Based on the premise that effective instructional moves must be pre-structured and time sequences left flexible, 12 specific lesson/teaching strategies are offered to extend the…

This publication reviews significant research in 1969 in the field of oral language in early childhood and reading. In general the paper discusses only those areas where these three topics intersect; thus detailed treatment is given only to language in early childhood education and language in relation to reading. Initial comments deal with…

This report contains 23 papers dealing with various aspects of bilingualism: E. Haugen, "Linguistics and Dialinguistics"; R.J. DiPietro, "The Discovery of Universals in Multilingualism"; J. Macnamara, "Bilingualism and Thought"; J. A. Fishman, "The Politics of Bilingual Education"; V. John, "Cognitive Development in the Bilingual Child"; D. Hymes,…

Based on an innovative learning laboratory approach, the five curriculums contained herein are designed to develop the basic skills and positive attitudes of out of school youth and thereby increase their chances for employment while motivating them toward further education and vocational training. First, a plan for program administration is…

Life Experience Units are presented as an approach to teaching educable mentally retarded children; direction for the development of units is also considered. A general discussion of curriculum for the retarded discusses the role of the teacher in material preparation and use. Five criticisms of the unit method are stated and six core areas of…