This volume provides listings and brief descriptions of instructional materials for use in teaching the metric system. Printed materials of three types (duplicating masters, periodicals, and U.S. Government documents) are included. Other materials described include charts, films, filmstrips and slides, games, posters, recordings, and…

This paper describes a silent film made by the author which illustrates various French gestures. The format is Super 8, and the film lasts five minutes. The script is given, along with an English translation. The story concerns several French students at an outdoor cafe wondering about one of their friends. The conversation includes 10 typical…

Designed as a tool for k-12 teachers, this paper includes practical suggestions and sources for using a bulletin board to tell what's going on in the social studies classroom. Information is included on: 1) reasons for using bulletin boards; 2) ways that the boards can be planned and made jointly by students and teachers; 3) general rules to…

User-originated 16mm filmstrips for use with an IBM 1512 computer-controlled rear screen projector can be made at half the commercial cost. This report describes the procedures necessary for preparing, photographing, and processing either a black-and-white or color filmstrip for a computer-assisted instruction program. Master preparation,…

This booklet is designed to assist teachers in their use of overhead projectors when teaching geography. With the overhead technique, relationships among patterns can be suggested bit by bit on inexpensive, easily prepared overlays that are projected to sizes appropriate for a particular instructional situation. A general discussion of the…

This handbook demonstrates how to make and present travel slides for the language and culture course with maximum effectiveness. There are six basic rules for the teacher to follow: (1) fill the frame; (2) suppress your ego; keep yourself and your relatives out of your picture; (3) leave the audience wishing for more slides, not fewer; (4) vary…

The third part of this series on effective training covers methods of communication and how to communicate effectively. Part 4, on communication aids (audiovisual aids), discusses the reasons for using aids, types of aids, preparation of aids, and how to use aids. (EM)

This section discusses ways to teach the use of "ne...que,""seulement," and "seul,"; describes a "find the mistakes" game that can be used to stimulate discussion; suggests the telegram as a pedagogical tool; and provides novel ideas for using commercial advertising for language exercises. (AM)

Discusses the efficiency of the visual aid in teaching English as a second language. (Author/HP)

Successful role playing results only from guided experience. The teacher must bring linguistic and extra-linguistic knowledge to deal with the social and personal situation. A series of speech activities is proposed, which approaches actual role playing progressively. Visual aids, pictures, learning cards, etc., are also discussed. (IFS/WGA)

Illustrates how the use of an appropriately designed keyboard can help with the learning of a set of symbols for transcribing English and at the same time provide learners of English with a picture of its phonological system. Although the computer has an instrumental role in the development of the idea, it is not essential for its implementation.…

A language classroom exercise uses a comic strip in which the conversations are erased to elicit student observations about the actions and interactions of the characters. (MSE)

Discusses the need for visual aids in helping students recognize various minerals in a thin section. Describes the development of a manual of color photomicrographs designed to provide students with a more realistic view of minerals than can be provided by charts and diagrams. (TW)

Discusses the use of a strip log as a diagrammatic representation of the information available in a sequence of sedimentary rocks. Describes the design of the strip log (both symbolically and by visual/spatial patterns) and some of the possible interpretations that can be made using them. (TW)

Four instructional activities for language learning are described, including a unit on body-related vocabulary and expressions using the names of body parts, reading headlines, reading an entire literary work, and "reading" pictures. (MSE)