Proposes an approach to advanced English as a second language grammar instruction which combines communicative learning with thorough grammatical knowledge. (AM)

Describes an experiment designed to teach note-taking techniques to students of English on the university level. (AM)

Proposes a pedagogy of French grammar which takes into account the varieties found in spoken French as distinct from those found in written French. (AM)

Discusses ways in which audio materials can contribute to cultural understanding and communicative competence in students of French. (AM)

Describes a method, used in intermediate French classes on the university level, which uses films to improve listening comprehension skills. (AM)

Discusses the use of puzzles as supplementary activity in the language classroom. (AM)

This article discusses the three ways in which language teaching and content teaching may be related. (CFM)

This article states that advanced composition skills must provide students with means of becoming independent writers, able to monitor their own writing and to know the means to solve problems of effective written communication. (Author/CFM)

Presents various techniques for incorporating social awareness into conversational and composition language courses. (AM)

Suggests some techniques for capturing students' attention at the beginning of a language class in the elementary grades. (AM)

Presents a method for teaching vocabulary in the language class that is based on etymology and association. Word lists and sample materials for French are appended. (AM)

Study results reveal: students in the auto-tutorial (AT) section learned more and gave more positive evaluations of the course than those in the traditionally taught (TT) world civilization course, and that the attitudes toward history of the AT students improved while those of the TT students remained the same. (AYC)

Suggests the use of modern magazine advertisements as a vehicle for cultural understanding, particularly in beginning courses. Pros and cons of the use of advertisements are considered and criteria for their selection are presented. (EJS)

Describes an exercise developed by the author to help college students to become familiar with the technique of photoelectric photometry of variable stars and permits each student to work with data he or she has personally obtained. (HM)

Describes a two semester, 26 module introductory level course in anatomy and physiology. Includes an evaluation of the program. (MA)