Shortened version of a paper given at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language held in London in December 1970. Discusses the trend away from language instruction methods based on behaviorism toward new teaching methods. (VM)

Based on a paper given at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), held in London December 30, 1970 to January 2, 1971. (VM)

Professor Max Eddy, Head of Purdue University's Department of Industrial Education, with the assistance of J.P. Corcoran, Director of a trade union training department, describe the development of a programme of training for apprentice instructors run jointly by the union and the university. (Editor)

Discusses problem involved in achieving and/or evaluating effective differentiated staffing--the problem of defining and measuring differences in traditional terms (longevity, etc.) rather than functional ones (planning, evaluating, etc.) Cites three studies which illustrate the way in which research and current practice tend to reinforce each…

Some suggestions for beginning teachers concerning developing a role in the class, individualizing instruction, and writing and speaking clearly. (RJ)

Student teachers can incorporate recent educational developments into curriculum, provide the opportunity to try new materials, and offer a valuable human resource which should be tapped. (Author/JB)

Constructing a matrix model not only offers the teacher a theoretical and practical method for organizing his own knowledge about a topic, but provides a vehicle for the student to cope with contemporary knowledge explosion in a realistic and sophisticated manner. (Author)