To accommodate the increased number of foreign students as well as to provide for their various levels of English proficiency, Paris Junior College (Paris, Texas) has expanded its English as a second language (ESL) program into intermediate and advanced levels. Although all of the foreign students have received prior instruction in English, most…

This conference covered the following topics: (1) individualized instruction in Arabic, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Spanish at the Ohio State University; (2) individualized instruction in the same languages at other institutions; and (3) individualized instruction in other languages. Panel discussions included individualized instruction at…

An example of a project for teachers of English as a foreign language illustrates how relevant principles of innovation, common across a range of professions and including power-coercive, rational-empirical, and normative re-educative strategies, can be usefully applied to inservice teacher development programs. (CB)

Explores issues arising from a research project which studied ways of meeting the reading needs of trainee primary school teachers (from Malawi and Tanzania) of English as a foreign language. Topics discussed include: the classroom teaching situation; teaching "quality"; and integration of materials and methods. (CB)

A speech addressed to British foreign language teachers concerning the state of foreign language instruction in Great Britain stressed the importance of maintaining high quality second language instruction at all educational levels for the purpose of securing the future of the United Kingdom in commercial, social, cultural, and political domains.…

Describes a course designed to teach nursing students and other health-care professionals enough Spanish to enable them to communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients. The textbooks and reading materials used to teach the language and Latin-American culture are described. (SED)

Analysis of errors collected from English essays of native Arabic-speaking university students and their translations from Arabic into English identified 14 error classifications, with the vast majority of errors attributable to negative transfer or interference from Arabic. (CB)

Greater numbers of Beginning French students at Harvard University are requesting duplicate audio cassettes of their language study program in order to avoid working under the constraints of the language laboratory. This study indicates that the majority of students prefer practicing aural/oral skills outside of the language laboratory. (MSE)

Reports on a 3-year project, conducted by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Foreign Language Association, and the University of Texas, to help establish an oral proficiency requirement based on the ACTFL guidelines for certification of new foreign language teachers. (Author/CB)

MacLang, a user-friendly authoring system for the Macintosh computer, helps second language teachers prepare and tailor computer exercises and activities; is usable with any Roman-alphabet language, Russian, and Greek; gives students intelligent feedback; and allows students to control computer activity in order to individualize learning.…

Proposes a National Foreign Language Center which would develop a comprehensive national policy on foreign language teaching and would provide guidance in research and instruction. Its primary goal would be to promote the improvement of foreign language competency of Americans. (LMO)

Describes a reading course offered to the first-year economics majors studying English at La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. The reading materials were taken from authentic texts, journals, and articles about economics from English language publications. Sample passages with pre-reading and post-reading exercises are included. (CFM)

Presents findings of a survey of Australian distance education students who were enrolled in foreign language courses in higher education institutions. Distance language teaching and learning are discussed, and highlights of the questionnaire used in the survey include student profiles, course components, facilities and support services, and…

Oral tradition and newness of literacy in Canadian Indian languages create lack of Indian reading materials. Paper examines need for more American Indian-language reading materials for second-language instruction. Suggests Indian literacy programs and other first steps toward producing Native literature. (TES)

Describes a computer-assisted interactive video system designed to improve listening comprehension skills. The courseware makes use of a wide selection HELP OPTIONS as feedback to aid the learner's mastery of authentic natural Korean. (LMO)