Six conference papers, presented first in Italian and then in English, are collected in this booklet. They are: "International Comprehension through Education" by H.R. Light, "The Prelingual Period in Foreign Language Learning" by Djoraje Kostic, "Reconciling Old and New Methods of Language Teaching" by Derrick Plant, "The Use of the Language Laboratory" by C. Wilson, "The Problem of the Initial Vocabulary and Trends in Applied Linguistics in Reference to Problems in Language Learning" by Michael West, and "Experimental Trends in Foreign Language Teaching" by R. Titone. A list of the conference participants is appended. (SS)