A number of exercises for promoting communication and self-expression in the classroom are described. (RM)

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)

This article consists of a survey designed to determine language teachers' attitudes and assumptions concerning foreign language learning and teaching. (CLK)

This article describes two studies undertaken in Quebec to determine the attitudes of French-speaking adolescents towards English culture. The studies are based on fundamental notions concerning the role of motivation and attitudes in second language learning. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article reports on an experimental French course and the extent to which it influenced student attitudes and motivation. (CLK)

This article deals with the role of attitudes in second language acquisition suggested by a social psychological interpretation of the processes involved, and examines several extracurricular programs designed to improve student attitudes and motivation. (CLK)

This article discusses the two main types of trilingualism, individual trilingualism and societal trilingualism, or multilingualism. Research directions in third language learning are also noted. (CLK)

This article reports the results of a study undertaken in Quebec to obtain information from students and teachers concerning second language learning, to determine the social, economic and political motivations for studying language, and to obtain opinions regarding possible improvements in language instruction. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article discusses the role of teacher attitudes and motivation in second language learning and language instruction. (CLK)

This article discusses the question of the optimal age for second language learning by providing some background and by comparing relevant British and Canadian language teaching programs. (CLK)

This paper examines the role of selected affective, cognitive and social factors in second language acquisition, in an attempt to define a group of factors associated with success in second language learning within the formal educational system. Also examined is the effect of different teaching programs on an optimal group of factors. (CLK)

This article outlines strategies and describes resources for obtaining information in all areas of the field of foreign language learning and teaching. The specific sources mentioned include bibliographies; abstract series; conference reports; centers for research, documentation and dissemination of information (including ERIC); international…

Audio-visual methods which are successful in immersion and FLES programs are not successful with adults. It is suggested that a cognitive approach to learning the sound system, which is usually systematic, would be more effective. It would also satisfy the students' intellectual curiosity. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A study based on two hypotheses: (1) The cognitive and academic effects of bilingualism are mediated by the levels of competence attained in the first and second languages, and (2) the development of skills in a second language is a function of skills already developed in the first language. (AMH)

The translation process is discussed from these aspects: (1) Natural translation by bilinguals, explained by a discussion of research in translation skills among bilingual children, (2) the requirements for good professional translation, and (3) a description of the curriculum at the University of Ottawa's translation school. (AMH)