Summarizes the most basic rules for indirect speech in English but claims that they are useless if taught strictly as rules; also insists on the necessity for contextualization in drills on indirect speech. (FB)

The "missing link is a method of instruction which bridges the gap between drill situations in the classroom and actual communication situations outside the classroom. (Author/FWB)

Describes English language texts purchased in China in 1975. (CFM)

Discusses some ways in which computer technology can benefit the language teacher. (AM)

Examines context and contextualized language practice exercises in college-level French language textbooks, focusing on their effectiveness in communicative classrooms. Current examples of these exercises do not adequately address the need for more realism, since many take too much time, confuse drill and communication, and encourage inappropriate…

Describes variations of three popular games for teaching in the foreign language classroom. "Recycled" games include Bingo, dice-related exercises, and "Pictionary." (CB)

Native English speakers have difficulty determining which form of direct address is appropriate in German, and students also need practice in giving commands to one another. This article describes an easily organized drill covering both areas. (Author/LB)

The composition and operation of two computer drills for learning Russian grammar are discussed. Particular features and advantages of the drills and computer instruction are noted. (CHK)

While faulty articulation can usually be remedied by practice (imitation), faulty sound-perception calls for different teaching techniques, including presentation of correct versus incorrect sounds, minimal and contrastive pairs taken from vocabularies of first-year English textbooks. Drills are suggested, aimed at distinguishing similar sounds…

Presents a computerized program for foreign language learning giving drills for all the major language skills. The drills are followed by an extensive bibliography of documents in some way dealing with computer based instruction, particularly foreign language instruction. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)

Discusses various utterance types calling for "nicht" in German, and suitable exercises for teaching them. It is felt that one should use particularly the receptive-reproductive/receptive-productive sequence. The negation of a sentence in the perfect tense is used for illustration. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The Classroom Pairing System (CPS) for second language instruction is a simple pattern practice technique that allows students to practice orally with a partner. An advantage of the technique is that it allows maximum time on task for each student in a large class. Students hold picture cards in their hands, and the partners ask and answer…

Briefly discusses the work of L. Jakobovits, R. Wardhaugh and R. Lakoff with respect to current behavioristic and cognitivist theories of language learning. (PM)

Describes functions and possibility of initiating use of visual and audiovisual aids, including wall pictures, magnetic and flannelboard pictures, film strips, slides and films. Presents exercises and exercise types in connection with the individual media, using English examples. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

In technical texts, verbal nouns are frequent, expressing phenomena, processes and procedures. With these occur "replacement" verbs, which serve as the verb of the clause. These may form free associations or firm combinations, as is shown in word lists. This difference must be reflected in the design of exercises. (Text is in German.)…