This handbook is a general introduction to the handbooks, methods, and materials used in Peace Corps language training classes. The first part of the handbook introduces the reader to the nature of language teaching and gives a general introduction to the handbooks. It also provides a more detailed description of the handbooks on (1) communication…

The guide describes classroom second language teaching techniques, based on materials developed for use in Peace Corps language training. They are primarily designed for listening and oral language skill development, but could be adapted for written language skill practice. The techniques are divided into two types: those for improving students'…

This teaching guide is designed to accompany the three Peace Corps students' books in Setswana, the language of Botswana. Its goal is to help the native speaker understand the American volunteers' viewpoints and to provide detailed information on methods and techniques for teaching the Setswana language and culture. The guide has three parts: (1)…

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the three Peace Corps students' books in Kiribati, the language of the Gilbert Islands. Its goal is to help the native speaker understand the American volunteers' viewpoints and to provide detailed information on methods and techniques for teaching the volunteers the language and culture. The guide has…

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the three Peace Corps students' books in Pijin, the language of the Solomon Islands. Its goal is to help the native speaker understand the American volunteers' viewpoints and to provide detailed information on methods and techniques for teaching the language and culture. The guide has three parts: (1)…

This teacher's handbook is designed for native speakers of Belizean Creole who teach their own language to American Peace Corps volunteers. The handbook is one of a four-part set which also includes a communication and culture workbook, a grammar workbook, and a glossary, all of which should be used together to teach students to communicate in…

The teaching guide is designed to accompany a set of instructional materials in Mauritanian Arabic (Hassaniya) for Peace Corps volunteers. It provides information and techniques for language teaching in three volumes: (1) a literacy handbook--a volume of lessons on the Arabic alphabet and script; (2) a communication and culture handbook; and (3) a…

This teaching guide is designed to accompany the three Peace Corps students' books in Tanzanian Swahili. Its goal is to help the native speaker understand the American volunteers' viewpoints and to provide detailed information on methods and techniques for teaching the Swahili language and Tanzanian culture. The guide has three parts: (1) an…

A guide to second language teaching methods is designed for language teachers giving French instruction to Peace Corps volunteers. It consists of an introductory section on the aims and organization of a related series of instructional guides and an extensive section on 32 specific classroom techniques and activities for use with that series. Each…