A method for developing and expanding basic French vocabulary by using a basic word list and derivation techniques is examined, and research on this approach is presented. (MSE)

A description of pedagogical techniques developed at Middlebury College during the summer of 1976 and clear instructions for their use by teachers. Their aim is better understanding of French and American people, values and contemporary culture. The teaching methods involve the four language skills. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

As a result of the development of commercial French courses in American college language departments, new possibilities are opening up for cooperation in business education and language instruction between Europe and the United States. (MSE)

Analysis of the linguistic borrowing from French of American newspapers looks at the areas where vocabulary is borrowed and stereotypes are perpetuated. The alterations made in French expressions, as a result of ignorance or in order to suit American habits, are examined. (MSE)

Spectrographic analysis of two lectures given without notes by Simone de Beauvoir and Margaret Mead allow detailed specification of three forms of intonation characteristic of declarative sentences in English and French. Discussion of the objectives, of analysis procedures, and of results of the study which elaborate on intonational differences…

Notes the linguistic and cultural advantages of using songs, poems and rhymes as aids in learning French. Some teaching methods, instructional uses and learning exercises are suggested. (Text is in French.) (CHK)

An approach to teaching business French to high school students is discussed. The approach involves a two-trimester integrated French curriculum of culture, history, and art that prepares students for the study of French business practices during the last trimester. (four references) (LP)