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Communication (Thought Transfer); Communication Skills; Humanistic Education; Language Attitudes; Language Instruction; Language Instruction; Language Role; Language Skills; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods

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This article presents a glossodynamic model for language learning. It takes a humanistic approach involving the desire and ability to communicate and analyzing a speaker's personality and attitudes. Factors and functions of communication are discussed. (CHK)

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Experimental Programs; French; Language Instruction; Language Instruction; Language Programs; Language Skills; Pilot Projects; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Student Attitudes

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This report examines a five-year pilot French program begun in 1970 with 34 grade eight public school students. The pedagogical approach used was the "conscious-active" method. (DB)

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Group Dynamics; Group Experience; Group Instruction; Language Instruction; Language Instruction; Second Languages; Student Attitudes; Student Evaluation; Student Interests; Student Motivation

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Conclusion of an article begun in the March 1972 issue. (WB)

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Audiovisual Aids; Audiovisual Centers; College Language Programs; Higher Education; Instructional Design; Laboratory Equipment; Language Instruction; Language Laboratories; Second Language Learning

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Described is the design of a low maintenance, foreign language laboratory at Ithaca College, New York, that provides visual and audio instruction, flexibility for testing, and greater student involvement in the lessons. (Author/CS)

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Computer Programs; Dutch; Exercise; Foreign Countries; Individualized Instruction; Language Instruction; Programed Instruction; Second Language Learning

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Describes EXERCISE, a computer program developed to permit the beginner in a modern foreign language to drill himself in the language and to undertake self-instruction. An example of the program's application in the teaching of beginning and intermediate Dutch is given. (RAO)

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Cooperation; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Integrated Activities; Interdisciplinary Approach; Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Modern Language Curriculum; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods

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Discusses three obstacles to interdisciplinary cooperation in education: (1) compartmentalization of teachers and teaching, (2) reluctance of educators to tackle the problem, and (3) difficulties in intraschool and intrasystem communication. Recommends collecting, expanding, and sharing curricular components to achieve the goal. (PMJ)

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Class Activities; Dramatic Play; Educational Games; French; Junior High Schools; Language Instruction; Modern Language Curriculum; Parent School Relationship; Second Language Learning; Speech Communication; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods

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Describes the use of a game, Grand Prix Wagon Racing, to prompt speaking in the foreign language and to provide visibility among parents and administrators of the foreign language program. (PMJ)

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Class Activities; Classical Languages; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Diagnosis; Individualized Instruction; Language Instruction; Latin; Second Language Learning; Student Records; Teaching Methods

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Examines in detail Latin courses using the PLATO IV computer-assisted instruction system. These programs, supplemental to classroom work, are effective in individualizing instruction. Lessons provide drill and practice. Complete diagnostic, progress, and achievement records are easily kept and accessed for evaluation of students. (PMJ)

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Cultural Awareness; Cultural Context; Cultural Education; French; Higher Education; Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Textbooks

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Of 21 beginning French textbooks evaluated according to presentation of French culture, only two met the cultural and pedagogical criteria derived from various models. Lacking this cultural content, students cannot fully learn the foreign language. (PMJ)

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Class Activities; Class Organization; Cooperation; French; Group Discussion; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Junior High Schools; Language Attitudes; Language Instruction; Peer Teaching; Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Student Teacher Relationship; Teacher Role; Teaching Methods

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Describes the use of cooperative learning groups in junior high school French classes. Summarizes how cooperative learning affects: (1) student attitudes towards French, (2) student relationships with peers, and (3) student-perceived personal gains from this experience. (PMJ)

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