Discusses various approaches to the successful conversational language course at the advanced level. (AM)

Offers suggestions toward making the conversational language course more valuable, with particular reference to Spanish. (AM)

The teaching of a second language requires a knowledge of student attitudes and motivation. This is a description and evaluation of French scales of student attitudes in learning English as a second language. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses the planning, preparing, assessing, and evaluation of language laboratory technology and pedagogy. (AM)

Discusses the differences in conversational structures and verbal strategies between languages and cultures and the teaching of such differences. The use of literary texts is advocated. (AM)

Discusses possible uses of computer-generated concordances in literary analysis, with specific examples from French literature. (AM)

Discusses the role of today's language teacher, as "humane model," learning model, and "quality control." (AM)

Discusses the use of song as a language-learning medium. Particular reference is made to the use of folk songs in teaching French. (AM)

Describes and evaluates French immersion programs in New Brunswick, covering grades 1-12. (CK)

Describes the response of one Canadian community and its local school board to the challenge of producing functionally bilingual children within the context of the public school curriculum, grades K through 7. (CK)

A study indicates that students in French immersion programs in Canadian schools achieve superior progress in French and equal skill in English relative to students in partial immersion classes or traditional second-language study. (CK)

An explanation of a kindergarten French immersion program includes essential background information, details of implementation, problems encountered, practical and theoretical implications and suggested solutions to the difficulties encountered. (CK)

Discusses early and late French immersion programs, their advantages and disadvantages, and considerations of staffing, cost, student motivation, effect on native language skills, and program effectiveness. (CK)

The Ottawa school system conducts French instruction in both immersion and "core" or regular programs. Special features are bilingual grades at the higher level and a bilingual high school. French Immersion programs are evaluated in terms of expense and educational effect. (CK)

Four methods of teaching a second language are discussed: (1) traditional approach, involving a limited amount of study each day; (2) second language study followed by study of another subject in that language; (3) early immersion in the language in grades k-2; and (4) late immersion, where exclusive use follows traditional language study. (CK)