Early Russian religious and educational influences on the 20 various Alaskan Native languages are described, followed by those of American origin in schools and religious groups after the American purchase in 1867, all of which show the development of diglossia and language shifts. The present dual educational system, which includes state schools…

Volume 3 of the Basic Course in French contains 10 lessons, one for each day of the third and fourth weeks of the intermediate phase. Every fifth lesson is a review lesson. The objective of the intermediate phase is to enable the student to distinguish and use the most essential structures of French. The approach is audio-lingual and…

Volume 5 of the Basic Course in French contains 10 lessons, one for each day of the seventh and eighth weeks of the intermediate phase. Every fifth lesson is a review lesson. The objective of the intermediate phase is to enable the student to distinguish and use the most essential structures of French. The approach is audio-lingual and…

Volume 6 of the Basic Course in French contains 10 lessons, one for each day of the twelfth and thirteenth weeks of the intermediate phase. Every fifth lesson is a review lesson. The objective of the intermediate phase is to enable the student to distinguish and use the most essential structures of French. The aproach is audio-lingual and…

Volume 8 of the Basic Course in French contains 10 lessons, one for each day of the sixteenth and seventeenth weeks of the intermediate phase. Every fifth lesson is a review. The objective of the intermediate phase is to enable the student to distinguish and use the most essential structures of French. The approach is audio-lingual and…

This report presents the findings of a survey carried out in 1970 on nearly 200 degree students in England and Wales studying German as their main subject. The objectives of the survey were to: (1) determine the ranges of language proficiency attained by British graduates in German at various universities and other colleges; (2) interpret these…

This research concerns the French immersion program and the program of 60 minutes of French instruction daily introduced by the Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board at the first grade level. A longitudinal evaluation of the effects of these programs compares language proficiency, linguistic development, social maturity, academic…

This bilingual reader in the Barrow Inupiaq language and in English is intended for beginning readers on the elementary school level. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text and a free English translation is appended. (NCR)

This children's story in the Kobuk Inupiaq language is a traditional tale told in the Alaskan Yupik-speaking areas. It is intended for elementary school children who have a good grasp of the language. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the story and a short introduction in English is included. (NCR)

This children's story in the Barrow Inupiaq language is intended for beginning readers of the Alaskan language. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the story of two animals. The text contains programmed vocabulary. (NCR)

This booklet in the Gwich'in Athapascan language is for beginning readers and is written only in the Alaskan language. (NCR)

These traditional stories in the Barrow Inupiaq language are intended for competent speakers of the language with knowledge of the writing system. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. (NCR)

This noun dictionary of the Athapascan language covers all dialects of the Tanaina language of the Cook Inlet region. It has been prepared for the Dena'ina people to help maintain their language and culture. The introduction explains the Dena'ina dialects and the phonological system of the Dena'ina alphabet. The dictionary is organized into…

This collection of poems in the Gwich'in Athapascan language is intended for elementary school children who have a good grasp of the language. Pen-and-ink sketches illustrate the text. (NCR)

This bilingual volume in the Tongass dialect of the Tlingit language and in English contains stories about the cultural heritage of the Tlingits. The introduction in English describes the phonology of the dialect. The five stories include free English translations, and are entitled: (1) Concerning Our Heritage; (2) The War at Goochlaakanoow; (3)…