A Second Language Means a Second Sight

Brooks NELSON . Language and Language Learning, Theory and Practice. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc., 1960.

This outstanding contribution to language teaching deals with the following aspects of the theory, practice, and learning of language: Language and talk, mother tongue and second language, language learning and teaching, language and culture, language and literature, objectives of the language course, continuity for the learner, methods and materials, the language laboratory, and tests and measurements.

Carroll JOHN B. The Study of Language. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1953.

This book describes the relationship of linguistics to education, psychology, science, and philosophy.

Culture in Language Learning: Reports of the Working Committees, 1960 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University, 1960.

These reports discuss language as an expression of man's culture, and describe the pedagogical problems involved in assisting language students to understand and appreciate the cultures of Western Europe, ancient civilization, and the Slavic countries.

Foreign Languages, Grades 7–12. Curriculum Bulletin Series No. V, September, 1958. State of Connecticut Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Instruction. Hartford, Connecticut Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Instruction. Hartford, Connecticut: State Department of Education, 1958.

This is a good guide for a new approach to language teaching. It contains sections on modern languages, Latin, curriculum outlines, and suggestions for what should be taught at each level, including a four-year sequence in Latin; and a glossary of terms, patterns of grammar, and test information.

Hockett CHARLES F. Objectives and Processes of Language Instruction, California Schools, XXX, November, 1959, 456–70.

This is a summary of one of a series of addresses presented at a workshop on foreign language instruction at the University of California, Santa Barbara College, 1959.

Hocking ELTON . Readiness Factors in Language Learning, California Schools, XXX, December, 1959, 486–89.

This is a summary of one of a series of addresses presented at a workshop on foreign language instruction at the University of California, Santa Barbara College, 1959.

Holton J. S. ; King P. E. ; Mathieu G. ; and Pond K. S. Sound Language Teaching: The State of the Art Today. New York 22: University Publishers, Inc., 1960.

This book gives detailed information on materials and techniques for the language laboratory.

Johnston MARJORIE C. , and Eaton ESTHER M. Source Materials for Secondary School Teachers of Foreign Languages, Bulletin OE-27001, Circular No. 509, revised, January, 1960. Washington 25, D. C.: Office of Education. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960.

This publication lists audio-visual aids, course outlines and guides, foreign language publications, instructional aids, language laboratory publications, and sources of information on foreign countries, exchange opportunities, vocational opportunities, and the like.

Johnston MARJORIE C. , and Seerley CATHARINE C. Foreign Language Laboratories in Schools and Colleges, Bulletin 1959, No. 3. Washington 25, D. C.: Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958.

This publication presents information concerning the number, location, and growth of language laboratories; their purposes, organization and administration, equipment and costs, and materials and techniques.

The Language Learner: Reports of the Working Committees, 1959 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University, 1959.

These reports present implications for modern foreign language learning, and suggestions for a program for grades 9–14.

Language Teaching Today: Report of the Language Laboratory Conference Held at Indiana University, January 22–23, 1960. Edited by Felix J. Oinas . Part II, International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 26, No. 4, October, 1960. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Research Center in Anthropology, Folklore, and Linguistics, 1960.

This report is one of the most recent and complete discussions available on language laboratories and their uses.

The Linguistic Reporter. Washington 6, D. C.: Center for Applied Linguistics of the Modern Language Association of America.

This is a bimonthly free publication on language teaching and learning.

Marty FERNAND L. Language Laboratory Learning. Wellesley, Massachusetts: Audio-Visual Publications, 1960.

This describes a basic course in French which gives equal importance to audio-oral and spelling-reading skills. There are specific suggestions for planning, selecting, and using language laboratory equipment.

Mathieu G. A Brief Guide to Sound Labmanship, The Modern Language Journal, March 1960.

Discussion of basic principles of teaching techniques.

Mathieu G. Using commercial recordings. The French Review, November 1960.

Suggestions for effective use of ready-made materials in the audio-lingual method.

Modern Foreign Languages in the Comprehensive Secondary School. Preprint from the Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary-School Principals, June 1, 1959.

This article describes the importance and effectiveness of modern language study, and the steps which administrators can take to implement recommendations for such study in the secondary schools.

Modern Techniques in Teaching Foreign Languages. Edited by Elliott H. Kone . Bulletin of the Connecticut Audio-Visual Education Association, Vol. 19. New Haven, Connecticut: Connecticut Audio-Visual Education Association, 1960.

This bulletin contains carefully selected articles on almost every aspect of teaching modern foreign languages.

O'connor PATRICIA . Modern Foreign Languages in High School: Pre-reading Instruction, OE-27000, Bulletin No. 9, 1960. Washington 25, D. C.: Office of Education. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960.

This bulletin contains information on the role of the teacher during the pre-reading period; on planning an entirely aural-oral period of instruction; and on teaching techniques during the aural-oral phases-devices for presentation and practice, assignment of homework, measuring achievement, and the transition to the use of printed materials.

Stack EDWARD M. The Language Laboratory and Modern Language Teaching. Fair Lawn, New Jersey: Oxford University Press, 1960.

This publication combines the aural-oral approach with some features of the traditional approach to language teaching and describes techniques and procedures for use in the classroom, language laboratory, and in collateral activities.

Suggestions for Teaching Foreign Languages by the Audio-Lingual Method. Prepared by Gustave Mathieu and James Holton. Bulletin of the California State Department of Education, Vol. XXIX, No. 7. July, 1960. Sacramento: California State Department of Education, 1960.

This publication presents concise examples of language laboratory techniques and practices, and includes exercises for listening-comprehension, mimicry-memorizations, self-evaluation, and creative practices.