The foreign learner should be taught standard French, but also something about the principal social variants (plus perhaps one regional--southern French, because of its importance). He should use a restricted standard French at first, moving cautiously toward the appropriate variant, according to circumstances. (Text is in French.) (IFS/WGA)

One effective manual of combatting black students' indifference to foreign language learning and to Spanish in particular is to use materials that are relevant to their interest and experience. (EH)

Motivational variables associated with second language acquisition are discussed. (Author/PMP)

Thirty percent of all students in the USSR learn German. The extent of Soviet linguistic research in the Germanic field is determined by this interest in German. The foci of this research are described and the most important publications are discussed briefly. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

After a brief discussion of language teaching methodology, a re-evaluation of goals and expectations in the teaching of French is proposed. (PMP)

Describes work with "topic sheets," acquiring an understanding of them, their use in teaching and the concrete help of topic sheets in the pupil's personal activity, taking as an example the theme unit "Ma famille et moi." (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Testing of Spanish students revealed that students preferred to learn vocabulary through use of synonyms or devices using similarity of implied class membership. (CK)

Mount Gravatt Teachers College, Brisbane, Australia, has been studying those aspects of the reading process that are especially significant in learning to read in a second language. The findings are summarized here. (CK)

A contrastive analysis investigating points of interference experienced by native speakers of German learning Russian. Special attention is given to aspect. (Text is in German.) (TL)

Because of the lack of standardized questionnaires for ascertaining pupil attitudes toward foreign language teaching in the Federal Republic, hints are given for questioning pupils informally. Along with the presentation of different methods, the possible areas of interrogation are discussed, with examples. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Using as an example Lesson 12 from the text for adults, "Franzoesisch fur Sie" ("French for You") (Huber, Munich), a teaching outline addressed to language learners at the beginners' level is presented. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

In French teaching aimed toward active communication, the "dossier" is gaining importance as a medium. This contribution gives, among other things, an example (Topic: Position and role of the woman) for teaching advanced students. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Described a program of bilingual learning that included different races of students and a goal directed toward hurdling built-in cultural advantages or handicaps. (Author/RK)

There are two good reasons for incorporating historical linguistic insight into second language instruction: (1) to answer students' questions about why certain puzzling facts and irregularities occur in the language they are studying; and (2) as in other disciplines, a historical perspective can shed light on current practice. From a historical…