A writing activity using both English and Spanish words will help develop vocabularies for the students in a foreign language course, especially if the activity is centered around a holiday. (JH)

Comments on various teaching techniques found to be helpful in teaching conversational language courses. (RL)

THIS TEXT, BASED ON AN "EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN SWAHILI" (FSI 1965), WAS PREPARED FOR THE PEACE CORPS. THE STUDENT IS INTRODUCED TO THE RUDIMENTS OF SWAHILI GRAMMAR AS WELL AS TO A NUMBER OF THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY PATTERNS AND CLICHES WHICH HE WILL NEED IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVAL IN EAST AFRICA. THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF THIS COURSE IS ITS…

THESE SUPPLEMENTARY DIALOGUES WERE DESIGNED TO FOLLOW THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE TEXT "AN ACTIVE INTRODUCTION TO SWAHILI, GENERAL CONVERSATION". BASED ON THE TOPICS PRESENTED IN THE TEXT, THE DIALOGUES APPEAR IN PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SWAHILI IN THE LEFT-HAND COLUMN, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION ON THE RIGHT. (AM)

Foreign language (FL) teachers and students may have very similar or disparate notions of effective teaching, and the intersection of the two sets of beliefs has ramifications for language learning and the effectiveness of instruction. Horwitz (1990), Kern (1995), and Schulz (1996) have argued that mismatches between FL students' and teachers'…

This glossary lists the vocabulary words used in the ten modules of the German Headstart program. It is a German-English and English-German glossary. The module number in which each word first occurs is given. (AMH)

This volume is an elementary Marathi conversation text for adult learners of Marathi, both foreign and Indian. Designed to be used in conjunction with "Marathi Structural Patterns. Book One," the volume presents over 80 conversations that include material required in everyday situations. Each section contains basic and more difficult…

Continuing a theme introduced in the 6/73 issue, utterance types productive of active response (agreement, confirmation, emphasis, supplement, information, appraisal, position-taking, offering of proof) and designed to lead to ability to make free conversation are suggested. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes methods for teaching students to converse in a second language, focusing on games and themes. (BK)

Believes current audiolingual approach to foreign language teaching lacks opportunities for spontaneous speech. Author shows why this is and offers suggestions such as oral exercises and games to compensate. (Author/BK)

A study of learner-to-learner talk during a Spanish conversation course suggested that an interview-type speaking activity does not necessarily provide negotiation opportunities and provided an example for a speaking activity that promotes negotiation among foreign language learners. (17 references) (Author/CB)