Twenty-three German-English bilingual boys and girls, ranging from grades three to six in Saskatchewan's schools, were used in this study which sought to investigate their reading behavior when reading English passages. The Individual Reading Inventory, administered in both languages, indicated that comprehension after oral and silent reading in…

This audiolingual course presents the basic and essential features of the grammatical structure of the Polish language. The vocabulary is carefully limited, and the grammar is restricted to the most essential forms. Normally the text can be completed in an intensive program of about 100 to 125 hours, the equivalent of one normal academic year. A…

This report consists of summaries of papers given at the conference at the University of Hull on "Post 'A'-Level German Teaching" in England and includes summaries of the discussion which followed. Topics and papers included are (1) the present position of German in schools, colleges of education, polytechnics and colleges of further…

At the German Department of the University of South Carolina, courses of literature in translation and general cultural courses were open to all students of the university to offset low foreign language enrollments. The content, design and evaluation of these courses is presented. Films were extensively used as a medium of instruction. (TL)

Points out new directions of translation courses since the abolishment of foreign language requirements in many U.S. colleges. Describes the objectives, teaching methods, materials, problems and evaluation of an experimental course entitled "The Art of Translation." (TL)

A brief description of the instructional programs and objectives of the translation center at SUNY Binghamton. The program is built around a core course, the workshop, which is open to students who have mastered foreign language learning and which integrates instruction with service to the community. (AMH)

Projected interpretation could play a much larger part as a service at multilingual conferences and as a teaching strategy if the switch is made from overhead projectors to word processors with accompanying monitor. (LMO)

The linguistic complexity of humor is illustrated with examples of word play translated from French to English and English to French. Examples from the writings of James Joyce and Marcel Proust are highlighted. (CB)

Describes a system for teaching language translation skills in which students use a word processor to record their translations. The instructor manipulates these translations to produce a sampler which becomes the basis for class discussion. Students then edit their translations to reflect what they have learned. (Author/CB)

This article (1) discusses the relationship between grammatical and communicative competence; (2) examines aspects of grammar theory; (3) discusses pedagogical problems inherent in traditional notions of grammar; and (4) summarizes the pedagogical and research implications of a new perspective on the role of grammar in foreign language…

Discusses the entrance examination used by Georgetown University's Division of Interpretation and Translation, which follows the American Association of Language Specialists system. The skills tested are comprehension of content and purpose of discourse, expression in the target language, and speed of work. The condidates' general background is…

When a test is translated from a source language to a target language, the result is generally not two psychometrically equivalent tests. If the sources of differential item functioning (DIF) across languages could be predicted, this could have important implications for test adaptations. This study examined item revision as a tool for improving…

A study demonstrated that court interpreter failure to preserve pragmatic features in the interpreted version of courtroom testimony can potentially distort both the lawyer's question and the witness' response. Pragmatic features are defined as those aspects of an utterance that signal how the speaker intends the message to be taken. While some of…

Part of a project--Gothenburg, Teaching Methods in English--conducted at the University of Gothenburg and the Gothenburg School of Education in Sweden. (DD)