If children in a bilingual education program are to be equally competent in Spanish and English, there is a clear need for teaching Spanish. This can be done indirectly, by presenting curriculum material such as math, science and art bilingually or in Spanish, by telling stories in Spanish, and by using Spanish for various classroom and playground…

This is the final report describing a supervised program of self-instruction in critical languages at the undergraduate level. The project was begun at a single college in 1963, was expanded to a statewide basis in 1966, and was again enlarged to run on a national basis in 1969. In 1971-72, over 1,000 students were enrolled in these programs at…

The papers in this collection were presented at the second seminar of the International Association for the Research and Dissemination of Audio-Visual and Structural-global Methods (AIMAV). The purpose of the seminar was to discuss the following in relation to teaching modern languages to adults: (1) operational definitions for proficiency levels,…

This textbook for third level French was designed for use at a summer language camp. Its various selections of narratives, conversations, and songs are meant to serve as a springboard to direct classroom conversation. Among the topics discussed are camping, vacations, sports, music, nature, and French singers. (SK)

The number of M. A. programs for preparing TESOL teachers has grown greatly in the past decade. The profession generally has grown and matured during this period. The M. A. program at San Francisco State College was established in 1963 and has graduated over a hundred teachers. A number of developments, particularly in general linguistic theory,…

The first of a three-volume course in Chad Arabic, principally developed for those seeking to acquire proficiency in speaking and comprehension, emphasizes the passive recognition of linguistic features of the target language. It is suggested for use in intensive training programs of no longer than three weeks' duration. This phase of the course…

This text, principally designed for use in a three-volume course on Chad Arabic, complements the pre-speech and active phases of the course in that it provides the answers to comprehension exercises students are required to complete during the course. The comprehension exercises require that students listen to an instructor or tape and write…

Many problems in English as a second language (ESL) programs arise because learners and teachers have subscribed to false statements and labels concerning cultural situations and teaching methods. The teaching approach should make provision for the differing learning styles of the pupils. A bilingual-bicultural program should be instituted in all…

This teacher's guide, for use in a fifth-grade German course, contains 12 units of instructional materials which concentrate on the development of basic audiolingual skills. Each of the units consists of conversational skits, dialogue adaptation, directed dialogue review, and classroom drills. Units include: (1) Das Aufstehen und das Fruhstuck,…

Thirty lessons for use in fourth-grade German FLES programs are contained in this audiolingual language text. The subject matter treated involves the child's life in school, his family, his peer group, and the larger social community. Each lesson is based on an illustrated dialogue and includes questions and exercises. For the companion documents,…

This guide is planned to help the FLES teacher develop pleasurable language learning experiences in spoken German for children at the third-grade level. Experiences included in this guide present German in life situations, as well as insight into German culture. The guide offers suggestions for classroom procedures, and detailed directions are…

An intensive elementary-level language course for college students, seeking to provide meaningful application of language skills and to improve student attitudes toward second language learning, is described in this report. The three-term course in which students work extensively with undergraduate apprentice teachers while living in language…

The Minneapolis Public Schools High Potential Program for gifted elementary children in grades four through six began December 2, 1974. Twenty-one schools and approximately 353 students participated. Programs in math, science, social studies-modern language, and creative writing were offered. The purpose of the program was to offer a challenging,…

Discusses reasons for enrollment growth at institutions of higher learning, including instructional quality, departmental diversification, instructional innovation, and publicity and recruitment. (AM)

Sets out the advantages of a functional/notional syllabus as opposed to a grammatical syllabus. Presents topics around which to build a functional/notional syllabus in teaching college-level French. Makes suggestions, based on students' perception of their communicative needs, for the sequencing of these materials. (PMJ)