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Peer reviewedCardy, Michael – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
A discussion of university-level FL instruction in Canada. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, French, Higher Education, Italian
Peer reviewedCarter, Thomas P. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
The second-year French course at Dalhousie University was divided into two semesters and redesignated as separate, half-credit courses, allowing science students to complete the basic program in less than two years and allowing the others more options for the second semester. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, French
Peer reviewedCorsini, Maria Vera – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Discusses the characteristics of three types of Italian students (called "newly arrived,""nostalgic," and "uprooted") and their motivation. (RM)
Descriptors: Italian, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedGermain, Claude – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Discusses the principles of behavioral objectives and strategies for achieving them. (Text is in French.) (RM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedDanesi, Marcel – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Foreign language teaching concentrates on phonology, morphology and syntax, to the neglect of semantics and vocabulary. The method of teaching meaning that is proposed here is based on the concepts of "contextual" semantics. An experiment in the use of the method is also briefly described. (KM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Instruction, Lexicology, Linguistic Competence
Peer reviewedEichenlaub, W. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Advocates the study of poetry in FL classes and suggests methods by which students could be tested on poetry. (KM)
Descriptors: German, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedKoch, Ingeborg – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Discusses the effects of perpetuating national stereotypes in FL instruction and offers some up-to-date approaches to teaching cultural background not based on cliches. (KM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes
Peer reviewedStern, H. H. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Discusses the strategies of good language learning and names ten features that mark the good language learner. (KM)
Descriptors: Language Ability, Language Fluency, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels
Peer reviewedYalden, Janice – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Discusses the role of the university, in particular the Canadian university, in FL instruction. (KM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Role, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGenesee, R.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Presents the findings of an evaluation of a double immersion program in Hebrew and French undertaken by two English-speaking Hebrew day schools. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, FLES
Peer reviewedLaws, Peter – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Behavioral objectives are discussed in relation to second language learning. They are broken down into cognitive and affective objectives, and difficulties in setting such objectives are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedLewis, David W. P. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Thunder Bay French Television was begun as an experiment in amateur community television designed to appeal to francophones, elementary school pupils, students, and the public at large. Organization and programming are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Education, Community Programs, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedPapalia, Anthony – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
A number of exercises for promoting communication and self-expression in the classroom are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Language Instruction, Learning Activities, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedCziko, Gary A.; Lambert, Wallace E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
This article reports on a pilot study undertaken to determine the effect that a new student exchange program would have on student attitudes and student motivation in second language learning. (CLK)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, English, French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedDe Garcia, Rebecca; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
This article consists of a survey designed to determine language teachers' attitudes and assumptions concerning foreign language learning and teaching. (CLK)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Language Teachers
