Reports on a study that suggests that graduate course work in psycholinguistics and reading can be instrumental in helping experienced teachers update their beliefs and practices in the teaching of reading. (MKM)

The paper deals with the effects of general experiences and specific educational practices on the structure and functioning of the central nervous system. (CL)

Ten objective measures of writing proficiency were used to evaluate advanced ESL students' compositions. Only those objective measures taking the absence of errors into account discriminated among holistic evaluations of the compositions by experienced ESL teachers. (PMJ)

Suggests that for improving syntactic fluency and the overall quality of compositions, exercises should be based on generative rhetoric. These exercises in which students supply the content of the sentence from a list of suggested structures are superior to sentence-combining exercises that provide the student with all the information. (PMJ)

Four hundred eighty-two articles appearing in "The French Review" between 1960 and 1979 are listed according to the following categories: culture, culture content, curriculum, Franco-American relations, grammar, history of the teaching of French in the U.S., linguistics, listening, teaching of literature, reading, speaking, teacher education,…

Considers possibilities for practicing grammatical structures (wh- questions, past tense) in a realistic context, e.g., examining witnesses in court. For the beginning level a section on "Ordering a Hotel Room" is added, and for the advanced level one on "Applying for a Job." (IFS/WGA)

The University of Washington's program of Dental Education in Care of the Disabled is described. It is designed to train dental and dental hygiene students to respect, understand, and serve handicapped patients with knowledge and skill, while meeting special patient needs and using effective inter- and intraprofessional collaboration. (JMF)

Expands D. Durkin's definition of reading comprehension instruction, reanalyzes several observational studies of comprehension instruction, and concludes that an alternative and more plausible definition of comprehension instruction than that used by Durkin leads to a much higher estimate of the time teachers devote to comprehension instruction.…

Reviews the suggestions presented at a workshop on teaching copyediting; suggests that journalism teachers train students for copyediting positions. (AEA)

A modified adversary context within a team teaching approach was used in a course on media law and ethics. Although some problems occurred, overall reaction to the course structures and teaching procedures was favorable. (RL)

Discusses the value of linguistic studies, noting the importance of encouraging students' interest in talking and thinking about language. Presents tape-recorded dialogues produced by students in a "nonacademic" class and tells how such activities can provide a basis for the study of language. (GT)

The supervisory challenge of the decade will be preventing teacher burnout. Suggestions are offered that administrators can use as part of the supervisory process to stimulate teachers to embark on a program of personal growth. (Author/MLF)

Provides suggestions for using French train schedules to simulate train travel in the French classroom, thus teaching expressions of time as well as reinforcing certain verbs and structures. (AM)

Four essays present suggestions for (1) using sensational news articles; (2) exercising students' understanding of polysemes; (3) using Telex messages; and (4) using postage stamps in a series, in the French classroom. (AM)

Undertakes to evaluate the Conference of the International Association of the Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, and adds a trend report of a general discussion of learning goals. (IFS/WGA)