Describes an experiment which sought to determine what oral reading strategies were operating in the oral reading of primary French immersion children as compared to those in a traditional English language program. (AM)

Presents an overview of the language teaching situation in Canada's universities, and makes suggestions for its improvement. (AM)

Recommendations for the alleviation of problems of the stutterer in foreign language learning include: involvement of the stutterer in the lesson; openness about the problem; good listening habits on the part of the teacher and the other students; and the use of techniques like choral speaking, dramatization, and singing. (SW)

Provides guidelines for the selection of audio materials for developing listening comprehension in beginning French. (AM)

Examines three examples of computer games that can be used by high school German students: antonyms, compound nouns, and prepositions. The programs were written in BASIC and developed for use in a second-year German class. (EJS)

Presents statistics on foreign language enrollments in two- and four-year colleges and universities and offers suggestions of ways to reverse the trend, particularly outreach to the high schools. (RM)

Pattern drill is criticized as being monotonous, not transferable to real-life situations, and not conducive to the development of communication-competence. Situational exercises are needed, designed to enable the learners to verbalize their wishes and needs. (IFS/WGA)

Seven courses or programs at different colleges emphasizing specific career applications of languages are described. They include: Technical French; Spanish for Law Enforcement and Correctional Personnel; Executive German; Proyecto Desarrollo Economico; Spanish for Medical Professions; Elements of Foreign Language, and Business French and Business…

Specific French teaching curriculum goals are suggested for grades 3-5. Several classroom games are presented for motivating students and encouraging use of new structures and vocabulary. Five evaluation techniques are presented; activities for each grade are discussed. (CHK)

Investigated the effects of text modification and task on incidental learning of foreign-language vocabulary by reading. The study focuses on how different cue types and a task would affect processing of input, initial learning, and retention of the meaning of target words. Results indicate that single and multiple-choice marginal gloss conditions…

Describes the ebb and flow of developments in language education in Tasmania. Notes priorities and developments in second language learning there while emphasizing that the island state of Tasmania is geographically isolated from the rest of the world, a situation leading to indifference toward second language learning. (Author/CK)

Discusses what constitutes adequate language proficiency on the part of the language teacher for the classroom and the problems associated with defining and measuring the language skills of language teachers. Considers these issues in the context of an Italian language proficiency project undertaken at the University of Melbourne, Australia. (39…

Australian enrollment statistics support the general trend that boys are more likely than girls to discontinue their study of languages and less likely to excel in the language class. The article argues that language teachers need to promote language learning for boys and work proactively on developing teaching methods that will suit boys and…

Expands on the findings of a panel reporting on "in-country" language experience in Australia. The article lists guidelines for second-language learning that stipulate that students learn best when treated as individuals, are provided with opportunities to communicate in the target language, are exposed to communicative data relevant to…

Presents modules and learning activities taken from other learning areas useful in the Australian second-language classroom. Argues that general and specific subject areas can stimulate dialogue and interest as well as cultural and social awareness, provide new language structures, enrich vocabulary and extend the use of idiomatic expressions, and…