A combined teacher's manual and learner's manual for one of the Mande languages of Liberia presents materials for about 300 hours of study and is the equivalent of a first-year college language course. The basic text introduces all of the syntactic constructions of Kpelle that learners are likely to encounter in the language, and introduces 1,000…

Sentence-combining exercises improve the psycholinguistic abilities of students developmentally ready to profit from them, by developing language skills used in the writing process. (JH)

This paper discusses the problem of providing language practice for foreign language students that is meaningful and communicative as well as structured sufficiently to give practice toward functional command of basic grammatical components. A brief review of the communicative status of drills is presented, along with a technique designed to bring…

Results of an experimental study in India comparing two alternative procedures for teaching the set English text for class IX are examined against the background of the general mental ability, verbal reasoning ability, numerical reasoning ability, and general intelligence of the pupils. Other variables considered in the analysis are sex, age, and…

One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Haida with English translations following. The eight dialogues, consisting of three or four questions with replies, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions about…

One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Tsimshian with English translations following. The eight dialogues, consisting of three or four questions with replies, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions…

One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Tlingit with English translations following. The 14 dialogues, consisting of 4 responses each, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions about name, age, and tribal…

The fourth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson deals with grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every…

The fifth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson deals with grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every…

The sixth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson deals with grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every…

The eighth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson deals with grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every…

The ninth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson presents grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every four…

The eleventh of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson deals with grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every…

The fifteenth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. Each lesson deals with grammatical patterns and vocabulary through explanations, vocabulary lists, dialogues, audiolingual drills, and question-answer and free oral expression exercises. A review lesson is included after every…

ALTHOUGH ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES COMPELLED A 2-PHASED PROJECT, BEGUN AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN THE 1966-67 ACADEMIC YEAR, TO BE TERMINATED BEFORE ANY CONCLUSIVE DATA HAD BEEN GATHERED, SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE EXPERIMENT MIGHT PROVOKE NEEDED FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT RUN, DESIGNED TO DEVELOP MATERIALS…