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Papers from the Proceedings of the 17th meeting of the AIMAV (Association internationale pour le developpement de la communication interculturelle) are collected in this volume. Conference papers appear either in English, in French, or in Russian. For purposes of this abstract, all titles below have been translated into English. The English-language papers presented here are: "My Method of Studying Russian," (Maria T. Bella); "The Teaching of Russian in the USSR: World-Wide Window for Soviet Non-Russians," (Goldie Blankoff-Scarr); and "Grammatical Interference of the Native Language in Russian Language Learning," (E. Popoff-Bocker). Papers in French are: "A Tentative Analysis of the State of Russian Language Instruction in France," (Irene Commeau); "The Problem of Teaching Russian Literature in Translation," (Claude De Greve); "Ann Attempt at Teaching Some Elementary Structures of Russian: Phonology and Phonetics, Transcription and Orthography," (Danielle Konopnicki-Miot); and "The Semantic Approach of the Russian Culture," (N. Stange-Zhirovova). Papers in Russian are: "The Advancement of Russian Language Teacher Qualifications with Regard to the Communicative Tasks of Instruction," (T. M. Dorofyeeva); "Some Aspects of My Teaching an Advanced Russian Literature Class in a French College," (O. M. Grabovskaya); "On Minimizing Classroom Materials," (Arto Mustajoki); "An Accounting of the Progress of Comparative Literary Criticism in the Teaching of Russian Literature," (Michai Novikov); "Two Intonation Contours in Contemporary Russian Language," (Cecilia Ode);"Teaching Russian Language in the Non-Russian European Parts of the USSR," (Shegun Odunuga); "Comprehension Tests of Russian Texts," (C. Petri); and "The Status of Russian Language Instruction in West German Schools, 1984," (Kai Sieveking). (LMO)

This report summarizes the meetings of the World Health Organization (WHO) Working Group on Family Planning and Sex Education of Young People, which was attended by advisors representing education, sociology, psychology, pediatrics, demography, obstetrics and gynocology, family planning, and psychological medicine. The advisors were from eight countries, from UNESCO, from the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and WHO staff and consultants. The scope and purpose of the working group and its definitions of adolescence and family planning are given in the introduction. The present situation in Europe and obstacles to sex education and family planning services for young people are reviewed, based on a study by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, which emphasized strategies used in various countries for providing sex education and family planning. Develoment of sex education programs is discussed in the areas of curricula, staff training, and program implementation. Development of family planning services is discussed, focusing on the place of such services in the health service structure, roles and training of staff, and service acceptability. The report concludes with guidelines for educational programs, including content and staff training; guidelines for provision of family planning services, including organization, setting, and staff; and general recommendations. A list of participants, and summaries of the report in French, German, and Russian are included. (JAC)