SPONSORED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, THE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS OF STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY, AND AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SPECIALISTS MEETING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NANCY, L'ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE LINGUISTIQUE APPLIQUEE (L'AILA) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964. ITS PRINCIPAL AIMS ARE (1) COORDINATING RESEARCH, INFORMATION, AND ACADEMIC…

SINCE LINGUISTICS IS A SCIENCE AND COMPOSITION IS A SKILL, THE TWO AREAS MEET ONLY WHEN THE LINGUIST AND THE TEACHER OF COMPOSITION DESCEND FROM THEIR PRIMARY OCCUPATIONS TO THE PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION OF HOW ONE WORD IS PLACED AFTER ANOTHER IN A SENTENCE. THE LINGUIST CONCERNS HIMSELF MAINLY WITH COLLECTING AND ARRANGING INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OR…

The foreign language teacher cannot rely simply on linguistic theory as it stands today. Foreign language teaching calls for its own linguistic theory. However, it should be possible, in constructing a FL teaching grammar, to integrate such a teaching theory with current linguistic theory. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses the mutual dependence of English philology and the teaching of English as a foreign language. It is felt that the modern philologies will fall upon hard times if they try to influence language teaching with arguments better applied to the classical languages. (IFS/WGA)

A critical evaluation of three recent books dealing with poetry from a linguistic point of view. Maintains that poetic quality is not a characteristic of the language of composition, but is determined by the way in which it is received. There is no "correct" interpretation. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses why translation theory has had an inadequate impact on translation practice and gives specific examples of ways in which translation theory can provide the translator with general principles and methods of translating idioms. (SED)

Gives a short synopsis of the development of the applied linguistic tradition in language teaching, emphasizing the contributions of Henry Sweet's classic work, "The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners" and Felix Franke's pamphlet on the practical acquisition of language, "Die Praktische…

Discusses the relation between the linguistic and the FL-teaching aspects of grammatical problems, using as an example "parler a quelqu'un" vs. "penser a quelqu'un." Recent attempts by linguists to differentiate between the two verb groups are discussed and suggestions are given for teaching. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Recent lexicographical work, especially in dictionaries aimed at the Teaching English-as-a-foreign-language (TEFL) market, has tended towards a functional grouping of vocabulary items in thesaurus format, rather than the traditional alphabetical approach of dictionaries. One reason for this, stemming from a more communicative approach to language…

Report on the Seminar on German Applied Linguistics sponsored by the British Association for Applied Linguistics, March 1972, Nottingham, England. (RS)

Paper read at the summer meeting of the Linguistic Society of America at the State University of New York at Buffalo, July 30, 1971. (RS)

Continuing series on the problems of teaching Spanish. This first article emphasizes spelling rules. (DS)

Bibliography included. (DS)