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This book contains the texts of a number of presentations from the 1999 NATCON conferences. These papers are: (1) "A Book of Surprises: Games, Stories, and Magic for Career Practitioners" (E. Sylvester); (2) "Academic and Career Choices for Lesbian and Gay Young Adults" (M. Schneider and J. McCurdy-Myers); (3)"Adolescent Values Development: Radiohead Meets Gerard Artaud" (W. G. Darou and Y. Roy); (4) "A Synergistic Model of Organizational Career Development" (K. Bernes and K. Magnusson); (5) "Building Potential: Solutions to Chaos" (B. Freeman); (6) "Career Development and Multiple Intelligences" (C. Morris); (7) "Career Development for Young Adults in Rural Areas" (B. Shepard and A. Marshall); (8) "Career Development in Today's Organizations" (K. Copithorne); (9) "Career Paths and Organizational Development: Expanding Alliances" (K. Bernes and K. Magnusson); (10) "Career Practitioners and the Net: Counselling, Consulting, or Consternation" (K. Kerford); (11) "Career Self-Management in the New World of Work" (D. I. Riddle); (12) "Career Work, Secondary Education, and School Models" (A. Oomen); (13) "Carriere et Personnalite: Deux Concepts Li-s?" (M. Gingras and L. East); (14) "Cross-cultural Transitions and Career Development: Thrills, Spills, and Skills!" (N. Arthur); (15) "Etude Comparative des Conflits Travail-famille entre Conjoints" (L. Lachance and B. Tetreau); (16) "Fostering a Profession: Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development" (B. Hiebert, B. MacCallum, N. Galarneau, L. Bezanson, M. Cawley, S. Crozier, C. DeSchiffart, G. Johnston, V. Mason, J. Stewart, and V. Ward); (17) Happiness and Work (Selection)" (M. Kingwell); (18) "Humour: The Missing Link in the Chain of Command" (L. LeBrun); (19) "Le Prix D'entree dans le Monde Intellectuel (M. Maranda, C. Leclerc, L. Bedard, M. Lapie, and H. Hamel); (20) "Pathways to Personal Power" (L. LeBrun); (21) "Positions Socioprofessionnelles des Jeunes Adultes" (B. Bourassa and G. Fournier); (22) "The Career Self-Concept: From Theory to Practice" (A. J. O'Shea); (23) "The Importance of Body Language in Your Life" (C. McCarty); (24) "The Role of Hope in Career Counselling" (A. Stechynsky); and (25) "Transition to a Career in the Arts: Lessons for Everyone" (A. Lodzinski). (MKA)

These papers, a portion of which are written in French, address a number of issues in education and development. The topics covered include pedagogical suggestions, self-direction in professional development, values assessment, building career transitions, career services, communicating in tomorrow's workplace, community-based training, personal accountability, effective strategies for training and retraining, leadership in career development, lifelong learning, men and work, the needs of minority and majority adolescents, relationships between personal characteristics and sexual harassment behaviors in male university professors, storytelling in career counseling, and socio-political ideology and career counseling. Most of the articles contain a short bibliography. (RJM)

Papers published in NATCON 1998 are: (1) "A Roadmap for Career Management" (D. I. Riddle); (2) "A Sharing of Our Successes" (H. van Bommel); (3) "Assessing Clients with Learning Disabilities in Career Counselling" (J. B. Stewart); (4) "Career and Personal Planning: Diploma Program and Resources" (A. Marshall); (5) "Career Counseling in a Wired World" (G. Weber, K. Kerford)' (6) "Cognitive Structures in the Assessment Phase of Counselling" (G. Harris); (7) "Connecting Prior Learning Assessment to Career Development" (G. S. Peruniak, D. Welch); (8) "Difficultes et besoins des jeunes en matiere d'integration au marche du travail" (J.-G. Ouellette, D. Lord); (9) "Disability in the Workplace: Effective and Cost-Effective Accommodation Planning" (A. Cantor); (10) "Initatives nouvelles de formation en developpement et en counseling de carriere" (J.-G. Ouellette, D. LeBreton Forbes); (11) "Intergenerational Conflict in Career and Life Planning" (N. Arthur); (12) "Job Search Strategies for the Difficult to Place" (F. Cheek); (13) "L'employabilite en formation professionnelle au Quebec: doit-on s'en preoccuper?" (M. Tardif); (14) "Les nouvelles technologies--L'Internet, ca va?" (W.-G. Darou, M.-H. Duchaine); (15) "Les transitions professionnelles dans un contexte de precarite: recherches et solutions" (G. Fournier, C. Delmotte); (16) "L'integration au marche du travail: l'aventure des diplomes" (G. Fournier, L. Croteau); (17) "Metacognition and Vocational Counseling" (B. A. Symes); (18) "Mind at Work: Improving Workplace Satisfaction and Enjoyment" (T. Warney); (19)"Plafonnement de carriere: le cas des cadres de l'entreprise privee" (L. Lemire, C.-H. Amherdt); (20) "The Role of Diagnostic Assessment in Career Exploration" (M. Jean); (21) "Training Career Development Facilitators in Ethical Decision-Making" (V. G. Ward); (22) "Un guide au service du partenariat" (M. Gingras, D. Marceau, G. Weeks); (23) "Update on National Career Development Guidelines and Standards" (B. Hiebert, B. MacCallum, F. Ball, L. Bezanson, M. Cahill, E. Collins, M. Courchene, E. Desjardins, G. Donald, N. Galarneau, C. Tumber, V. Ward); (24) "Vie professionnelle et developpement de carriere au feminin" (A. Spain, L. Bedard, L. Paiement). (EMK)

Papers submitted to NATCON 1997 are: (1) "Athabasca University Certificate in Career Development: Innovative Collaboration" (J. Baty, B. Hiebert, G. Peruniak, D. Welch); (2) "A Multigenerational Approach to Career Counseling" (C. McCarty); (3) "Becoming Self-Directed: The Importance of Values Assessment" (C. E. Mossop); (4) "Building New Employment Relations" (K. Calvert, M. Jensen); (5) "Career-Counselling University Students with Learning Disabilities" (B. A. Symes); (6) "Career Planning with Adult Daughters of Alcoholics" (A. B. Nyiri); (7) "Conquering Interview Anxiety" (F. Cheek); (8) "Creativity as a Core Competency" (S. Murphy, T. Murphy); (9) "Ethics and Issues in Career Counselling" (J. B. Stewart); (10) "Helping People Who Hate Their Jobs" (G. Dutch); (11)"Informed-Choice Counselling: The Key to Success in Training" (L. Willis, J. Baty, J. Bain, L Harris); (12) "Kegan's Constructive Developmental Framework for Adult Careers Transition" (A. Marshall); (13) "Laid Off--Then What? Effective Strategies for Career Renewal" (R. Neault); (14) "The Workability Handbook" (D. Redekopp, C. Crickmore); (15) "Le mentorat de personnes retraitees pour l'exploration professionnelle au secondaire" (P. Dupont, M. Blain); (16) "Les pratiques d'employabilite: entre le prescrit et le reel" (C. Leclerc, B. Bourassa, M.-F. Maranda, Y. Comeau); (17) "Les Technologies de l'information dans le contexte du counselling d'emploi" (M. Turcotte); (18) "Lifelong Learning and Career Development: The Need for a Learner-Centered Approach" (M. Ogisu-Kamiya); (19)"L'implication des partenaires dans le retour en formation des adultes" (M. Tardif, G. Debeurme, F. Serre); (21) "Management and Organizational Trends: Friend or Foe?" (J. Asgar, D. Wigley); (20) "Men and Work" (H. Deutschendorf); (22) "Motivation et orientation: un but significatif" (M. Gingras, D. Chagnon); (23) "New Measures of Social Economic Value: Community-Based Training Report" (B. J. Richmond); (24) "Outreaching with the Employment Solution" (P. L. Giacomoni); (25) "Plan Your Work; Work Your Plan: A Practice Career-Management Strategy" (M. C. Thompson); (26) "Syndrome d'epuisement chez les chomeurs de longue duree et chez les autres" (G. Evequoz); (27) "LearnScape: Comprehensive Professional Development Software" (D. Redekopp, D. Mackenzie, D. Welch, B. Hiebert); (28) "Values Alignment: A Hands-On Session for Counsellors" (C. E. Mossop); (29) "Vers le developpement d'un modele de la reussite lors d'affectations a l'etranger" (E. Desjardins); (30) "Vers un modele explicatif des conflits travail-famille" (L. Lachance, B. Tetreau). (EMK)

This volume contains speeches and papers given at the International Conference on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy held in Sinaia, Romania, May 5-7, 1992. Section 1 contains introductory addresses by Federico Mayor, Maitland Stobart, Hinrich Seidel,and Walter Kamba. Section 2 contains 18 papers that address connotations and challenges of academic freedom and university autonomy. Among topics discussed in this context are human rights and academic freedom, the development of international standards concerning the status of higher education teaching personnel, continuing education, leadership, the advancement of knowledge, accountability in multi-university national systems, tensions between public universities and state governments, and academic freedom in the United States. Section 3 contains nine case studies involving the following nations: Hungary, Poland, Russia, Turkey, the United States, Spain, Serbia, and Macedonia. This section also includes three papers on market mechanisms in higher education in the nations of Norway, Poland, and the United States. Also in Section 3 are four papers on the social responsibilities of higher education. Section 4 contains the conference's closing address by Marco Antonio R. Dias. (Some papers contain references.) (JB)

The journal of linguistics of the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) contains information on the programs and faculty and articles in French (F) and English (E). They include: "From Behavioral Psychology to Sociolinguistics: Ten Years of Linguistics Applied to Language Teaching at Neuchatel" (F); "Intonation and Syntax: Neurolinguistic Contribution to the Study of the Role of Intonation Factors in Establishment of Syntactico-Semantic Relations of Phrase Constituents" (F); "Dialect and School in the European Countries" (E); "Experimental Psycholinguistics: A Science at the Crossroads of Several Disciplines" (F); "Teaching By Pictures or Through Pictures?" (F); "The Hidden Side of French" (F); "Phenomena of Regression in Linguistic Competence in Second Language Learning in a School Situation" (F); "What Is Logic Today?" (F); "Assimilation of Consonants in Spoken French" (F); "Good Usage is My Usage: Linguistic Norms and Procedures for Correction of Themes" (F); "Interaction Management and Discourse Complication: Narrative Sequences in Non-Native Language Conversation" (F); "Contrastive Analysis: History and Current Situation" (F); "Study of Interrogative Forms in French in 3-Year-Olds" (F); "Toward a Rhetoric of Implicit Content: The Example of Jokes" (F); "The Structure of the Minimal Utterance as Condition of Access to Interpretive Strategies" (F); and "Language Evaluation: Representative and Communicative Dimensions" (F). (MSE)

This collection of working papers in linguistics includes four works. "Autour de la racine indo-europeenne 'pet-' ('voler') (pour servir a l'histoire des faits latins)" ("Concerning the Indo-European Root 'Pet-' ('To Fly') (To Serve as an Example of Latin Facts)" by Claude Sandoz looks at the Latin manifestations of the root and illustrates the value of historico-comparative analysis. In "Analyse hierarchique et fonctionnelle du discours: co-enonciation et mouvement discursif" ("Hierarchic and Functional Discourse Analysis: Co-Enunciation and Discourse Movement"), Therese Beguin-Jeanneret applies discourse analysis in a new way, a conversation between two children and an adult. "Quelques remarques sur l'excommunication dans les interactions verbales en face a face" ("Some Remarks on Excommunication in Verbal Face-to-Face Interactions") by Serge Rubi examines conversational processes used to break off one topic of discussion for various reasons. In "Enseigner le francais L2 a des debutants avec une methode 'communicative'" ("Teaching French as a Second Language to Beginning Adults with the 'Communicative' Method"), Francoise Redard reflects on her own experiences teaching French to this population, focusing on whether having the objective of immediate communication is appropriate in all cases. (MSE)

Papers, all in French, address four issues concerning linguistics and language in Quebec: language quality and linguistic reality; linguistic politics and the future of French in Quebec; the linguist's role in modern society; and dictionaries. Each section includes an untitled, substantive introduction and several papers. Papers include: "Discours sur la qualite de la langue et realite linguistique" ("Discourse on Language Quality and Linguistic Reality") by Gilles Bibeau; "Les rapports a la langue dans l'enseignement du francais" ("Accounts of Language in the Teaching of French") by Jean-Claude Gagnon; "La qualite de la langue: Discours et realite" ("Language Quality: Discourse and Reality") by Conrad Ouellon; "Debat linguistique et responsabilites collectives" (Linguistic Debate and Collective Responsibilities") by Henrietta Jonas-Cedergren; "La question linguistique au Quebec: Reconnaissance et pluralite" ("The Linguistic Question in Quebec: Recognition and Plurality") by J. Yvon Theriault; "Les contraintes juridiques et politiques qui s'imposent aux lois linguistiques du Quebec, province canadienne ou pays souverain" ("Legal and Political Constraints on Linguistic Laws in Quebec, Canadian Province or Sovereign Country") by Jose Woehrling; "Le role du linguiste dans la societe moderne" ("The Linguist's Role in Moderne Society") by Richard Patry; "Du confort et l'indifference a l'effort et la difference" ("From Comfort and Indifference to Effort and Difference" by Julie Laberge); "Le role du linguiste dans la societe: Une question de choix" ("The Linguist's Role in Society: A Question of Choice" by Diane Vincent); "A propos de l'arrimage entre le dictionnaire et la neobienseance" ("The Dictionary and Political Correctness") by Jean-Claude Boulanger; "Un nouveau dictionnaire et un dictionnaire nouveau" ("A 'New' Dictionary and a New Dictionary") by Pierre Martel and Helene Cajolet-Laganiere; "Lexicographie institutionnelle et valorisation du francais au Quebec" ("Institutional Lexicography and Valuation of French in Quebec") by Claude Poirier; "Le dictionnaire bilingue: concretisation de la realite quebecoise" ("The Bilingual Dictionary: Concretization of the Quebec Reality") by Roda Roberts. (MSE)

Papers from an international conference on language teaching/learning are presented by topic and grouped under seven sections. An introductory section contains two papers on cultural diversity and world English. The second section, on teacher development, contains papers on these topics: teacher development and socialization; teachers' responses to questions about instruction; characteristics of a good language lesson; teaching students to understand instruction; students' reasons for poor English skills; cross-cultural aspects of the teacher's role; and an instructional materials development workshop. The third section, on classroom techniques and issues, addresses these topics: postsecondary level cooperative learning in Japan; shared inquiry for fostering critical thinking in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction; story grammar as a reading and discussion strategy; use of Japanese literature in reading instruction; multimedia second language reading instruction; vocabulary building; Japanese particle usage; beginning writing instruction; discipline-based technical writing; peer writing evaluation; oral communication instruction; dance as an instructional technique; test revision; and continuous assessment using computer-assisted instruction. In section 4, papers on use of technology in the classroom address: use of the Internet; on-line newspapers and magazines; computerized test and materials development; designing materials t accompany videos; and content video in ESL instruction. Papers on cultural issues in section 5 include these topics: multiculturalism in the classroom; comparing cultures through critical thinking; authority and individualism in Japan and the United States; a study trip to France; setting the stage in kindergarten; comparative social studies; folklore in ESL instruction; Model United Nations; global issues; geography instruction; gender issues; and English variation. The final section contains five papers on the Linguapax Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Papers are primarily in English, with some Japanese and French included. (MSE)

Following a foreword (Ross Paul) and an introduction (Robert Sweet), three sections on instituting postsecondary distance learning systems across Canada are presented: access and student support, educational technology, and institutional response. The first section contains the following: "Women in Distance Education: Towards a Feminist Perspective" (Rebecca Coulter); "Building Bridges: Northern Native Teacher Training" (Robert Paulet); "Le Tuteur et le Support a l'Etudiant en Enseignement a Distance" (Celine Lebel, Bernard Michaud); and "Provision of Student Support Services in Distance Education: Do We Know What They Need?" (Gordon Thompson). Papers in the second section are as follows: "La Formation a Distance: Des Choix Technologiques et des Valeurs" (France Henri, Therese Lamy); "Third Generation Course Design in Distance Education" (David Kaufman); "Contradictory Directions for Distance: Cultural Miscegenation, or Cultural Symbiosis?" (Gary Boyd); "A Philosophy of Distance Education: Perceptivism" (Charles Brauner); "La Technologie Educative dans l'Enseignement a Distance, Son Role et Sa Place" (Louise Sauve et al.); and "Distance Learning using Communications Technologies in Canada" (Barbara Helm). The third section contains the following: "Diversity or Chaos in Canadian Distance Education? A View from Overseas" (Anthony Bates); "Canada's Open Universities: Issues and Prospectives" (Ross Paul); "Involvement with Distance Education: Issues for the University" (Margaret Haughey); "Distance Education and Accessibility to Canada's Community Colleges" (John Dennison); "Being Responsible to the Adult Distance Learner: A Secondary School Example" (Norman McKinnon); "Canadian Private Sector Distance Education: A Preliminary Analysis of Organizational Structure and Governance Issues" (Kenneth Slade, Robert Sweet); "Collaboration in Distance Education" (Abram Conrad, James Small); "Collaboration in Distance Education: British Columbia's Open Learning Agency" (Ian Mugridge); and "Collaboration in Distance Education: Ontario's Contact North/Contac Nord" (Terry Anderson, Connie Nelson). (NLA)

This book presents papers, written in both English and French, from a symposium entitled "Promoting Learner Autonomy: New Insights." After "Introduction" (Leni Dam), the eight papers include the following: "Examining the Discourse of Learner Advisory Sessions" (David Crabbe, Alison Hoffman, and Sara Cotteral); "Approaches to Advising for Self-Directed Language Learning" (Richard Pemberton, Sarah Toogood, Susanna Ho, and Jacqueline Lam); "From Awareness to Counselling in Learner Autonomy" (Beverly Ann Carter); "Towards an Analytic Approach to Assessing Learner Autonomy" (Jose Lai); "The Assessment of Learner Autonomy and Language Learning" (Marie-France Champagne, Terry Clayton, Nicholas Dimmitt, Matthew Laszewski, William Savage, Jonathan Shaw, Richmond Stroupe, Myint Myint Thein, and Pierre Walter); "Discourse Behaviour in an Autonomous Learning Environment" (Lienhard Legenhausen); "Group Work for Autonomy in Asia: Insights from Teacher Research" (Richard C. Smith); and "The Institutional and Psychological Context of Learner Autonomy" (Naoko Aoki). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

This book, in French and English, addresses how the school library of the future will be designed and what role it will play as a school facility within the educational system and in society as a whole. The following papers are included: (1) "Issues" (John Mayfield); (2) "Designing Schools for the Information Society: Libraries and Resource Centres"; (3) "Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and the Quality of Learning: An International OECD/CERI Study" (Edwyn O. James); (4) "Documentation and Information Centres (CDI) and New Technologies in France" (Guy Pouzard); (5) "Regional Policy for the Development of Information and Communications Technologies in Upper Secondary Education in Ile-de-France" (Jacques Foucher); (6) "The School Library--An Endangered Species or the Heart of the Community?" (Tim Sandercock); (7) "The Learning, Information and Communication Centre in Austrian Secondary Schools" (Manfred Hinum and Johanna Hladej); (8) "The Alford Information and Technology Centre at Aberdeenshire in Scotland" (Clive Marsden); (9) "The Multimedia Centre in the Institut Notre-Dame des Champs, Brussels" (Jean-Marie Moonen); (10) "Resource Centres in the Tuscany Region" (Paolo Benesperi); and (11) "Five Examples of School Resource Centres in Portugal: The School 2001 Project in Pendao, Portugal" (Isabel Mendinhos). (Contains 401 references.) (MES)

A collection of papers, in English and French, on the adjustment processes and problems of Southeast Asian refugees in Quebec includes: "Prelude to Resettlement: A Clinical View on the Transit Camp Experience of Vietnamese Refugees" (David Loveridge, Kwok B. Chan); "Une communaute culturelle en situation de diglossie: Les Vietnamiens du Quebec" (Lise Pilon-Le); "Problemes d'adaptation scolaire des enfants Vietnamiens au Quebec" (Nguyen Quy Bong); "Adaptation economique des refugies Indochinois de la seconde vague (1979-80): L'example du Quebec" (Gilles Deschamps); "Froide solitude et neige paisible: Les Indochinois a Quebec" (Louis-Jacques Dorais); "Les Vietnamiens a Quebec et leurs problemes d'integration" (Nguyen Huy, Dean Louder); "Les determinants du processus d'adaptation sociale et linguistique des Vietnamiens a Quebec" (Thuy Pham-Nguyen); "L'implantation des Cambodgiens a Montreal: Marche vers le village" (Gilles Cossette, Pen Phan); "Les Vietnamiens dans la Beauce" (Que T. Pham); and a concluding paper by Louis-Jacques Dorais and Kwok B. Chan. (MSE)

As part of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development project on international educational indicators, four networks were formed to represent different domains. This collection contains background papers that were prepared to deal with some of the fundamental questions about process indicators examined by Network "C," the network that, under the leadership of The Netherlands, was given the task of measuring indicators of schools and school processes. The following papers are included: (1) "Internationally Comparable Indicators of Educational Programmes and Processes: Identification, Measurement and Interpretation" (Jaap Scheerens); (2) "Comparer les structure de decision des systemes educatifs: un bilan de l'approache quantitative (Comparison of Decision-Making Structures in Education Systems: A Review of the Quantitative Approach)" (Denis Meuet, Jacques Prod'hom, and Eugen Stocker); (3) "The Selection and Definition of International Indicators on Teachers" (Jaap Scheerens); (4) "Curriculum Indicators in International Comparative Research" (Willem J. Pelgrum, Joke Voogt, and Tjeerd Plomp); (5) "Process Indicators on School Functioning and the Generalisability of School Factor Models across Countries" (Bert Creemers); (6) "The Development of Indicators on Equity in Education" (Alan Gibson and Denis Meuret); (7) "The Search for Indicators on the Effective Functioning of Tertiary Education Institutions" (Alan Gibson); (8) "The Use of Performance Indicators in School Improvement and Accountability" (Carmo Climaco); (9) "Perspectives on Decision-Making in Education Systems and the Development of the Network C Locus of Decision-Making Survey" (Darrel Drury, Laura Hersh Salganik, and Marilyn M. McMillen); (10) "La mise en place d'un dispositif d'indicateurs pour le pilotage des establissements secondaires francais (Implementation of a System of Indicators for the Steering of French Secondary Schools)" (Jean-Calude Emin); and (11) "Interpretation and Use of Education Indicators" (Erik Wallin). Each chapter contains references. (Contains 2 boxes, 17 figures, and 19 tables.) (SLD)

Papers on lexicographic research in Quebec (Canada) include: "Indications semantiques dans les dictionnaires bilingues" ("Semantic Indications in Bilingual Dictionaries) (Johanne Blais, Roda P. Roberts); "Definitions predictionnairiques de 'maison, batiment, et pavillon'" ("Pre-dictionary definitions of 'house, building, and pavillon'") (Helene D'Amours, Pierre Martel); "Ma nation, ton peuple, notre pays. Analyse lexicographique d'un corpus sociolinguistique quebecois" ("My Nation, Your People, Our Land. Lexical Analysis of a Quebec Sociolinguistic Corpus") (Nadine Vincent); "Le dictionnaire et l'ideologie dominante: le portrait des groupes marginaux" ("The Dictionary and Dominant Ideology: The Portrait of Marginal Groups") (Matthew Ball); "Traitement et evolution des termes medicaux dans un dictionnaire de langue generale" ("Treatment and Evolution of Medical Terms in a General Language Dictionary") (Isabelle Bigras, Isabelle Simard); "Quelques reflections sur le traitement de lexies semantiquement apparentees dans les dictionnaires bilingues" ("Some Reflections on the Treatment of Semantically Linked Words in Bilingual Dictionaries") (Sophie Campbell, Aline Francoeur, Rene Gemme); "Les marques d'usage et le lexique des journaux quebecois" ("Usage Markings and the Lexicon on Quebec Newspapers") (Pierre Cardinal, Jean-Pierre Jousselin); "Problematique de marquage des emprunts de sens" ("Problems in Marking Borrowed Meanings") (Ines Escayola, Marie-Claude Lavallee, Sylvie Thiboutot, Marie-France Langlois); "Etude comparative des particularites lexicales du francais et de l'anglais au Canada" ("Comparative Study of the Lexical Peculiarities of Canadian French and English") (Chantale Grenon-Nyenhuis, Catherine Ouimet); and "L'utilite des exemples dans les dictionnaires biligues francais-anglais pour les etudiants de traduction" ("The Usefulness of Examples in French-English Bilingual Dictionaries for Translation Students") (Virginia Martin-Rutledge). (MSE)

A discussion of French immersion education in Canada begins with a general examination of language immersion, including the historical context and social climate from which the immersion approach has grown in Canada, its beginnings in Quebec and spread throughout Canada, and the status of the approach in the United States, a number of European countries, Australia, and Nigeria. The second part of the overview focuses on the Canadian experience, looking at: the characteristics and structure of immersion programs; theoretical considerations; research on French language achievement in immersion programs, both early- and late-entry; the effects of immersion on English language development and subject area-knowledge; effects of immersion on children with learning problems or who are disadvantaged; social and psychological effects of immersion; problems encountered in implementation of immersion in Canada, including sociopolitical issues and resistance; and revisions, redefinitions, and changes in direction. The concluding part looks at the future of immersion in Canada. Contains 234 references. (MSE)

This publication contains the following essays: (1) "Das Bibliothekssystem der Ruhr-Universitat Bochum: hochschul-und stazungsrechtliche Grundlagen" (Bernhard Adams); (2) "On Appropriate Librarianship: The Genesis of the Library of Today, and Its Possible Exodus Tomorrow" (Maurice B. Line); (3) "The Challenge to Library and Information Professionals in the Visual Information Age" (Ching-chih Chen); (4) "Paradigm Lost: Research Libraries in an Era of Change" (Richard De Gennaro); (5) "Die wissenschaftliche Bibliothek auf dem Weg zur Mediothek" (Sigrid Reinitzer); (6) "Accessing Information: The Future" (Frederick G. Kilgour); (7) "International Issues in Education for Library and Information Professionals" (Mohammed M. Aman); (8) "The Use of New Technologies in the Library to Foster Literacy among Minorities" (Shmuel and Irene Sever); (9) "Serving the Users: On Our Constant Work to Make Better Libraries" (Morten Hein); (10) "Von der Benutzerschulung zur Information Literacy:' ein Uberblick" (Dieter Schmidmaier); (11) "Der lange Weg zu SOKRATES: Geschichte des EDV-Einsatzes an der Universitatsbibliothek Augsburg" (Rudolf Frankenberger); (12) "CD-ROM Networking Developments amongst the Oxford Libraries" (David J. Price); (13) "Library Automation in the Institute Libraries of the Technical University of Denmark: Introduction of the ALIS Compatible Microcomputer Online Cataloguing and Retrieval System PC-INFO" (Bent Barnholdt); (14) "Probleme der Bibliographie-Herstellung durch angeblich automationsgerechte Regelwerke" (Karl F. Stock); (15) "The Bibliographic Utility: The Next Decade" (David Buckle); (16) "Der dritte mittelfristige Plan der UNESCO und die Bibliotheken" (Gunther Pflug); (17) "IFLA's Long Term Policy" (Hans-Peter Geh); (18) "Das schone Madchen ohne Mitgift: ein kurzer Streifzug am Rand der Agyptologie" (Harro Heim); (19) "Bibliotheca Alexandrina" (Jean-Pierre Clavel--in French); (20) "The Way to Alexandrina" (Salem Hasan--in Arabic). (KRN)

This guide, intended for secondary school teachers of French and Spanish, integrates the teaching of culture and literature with a focus on the child in the target culture. The readings and discussion notes are designed to focus student attention on the target culture through these topics. An introductory section discusses the teaching of culture through literature. The second section provides reading outlines for independent study on specific segments of Francophone and Spanish literature (e.g., African and Antillean, Mexican, etc.). The third section contains a series of short papers on children in literature, and the fourth consists of instructional plans for individual literary works. The fifth and final section lists supplementary instructional aids and materials for each language. An extensive list of references is contained in this section. Contents are in English, French, and Spanish. (MSE)

This dual-language (Portuguese and English) collection of autobiographical writing by refugees from Angolan children and young adults living in Britain is illustrated with photographs and children's drawings and includes comprehensive country introductions. In the collection, young people give their accounts of migration and explore how their identities are changing in their new country. The writings can be a useful resource for teachers, particularly those who want to bring a global dimension to learning. Following the "Factbox" (country introduction) and a general introduction for teachers that provides historical background on Angola, the collection is divided into the following sections and each includes several writings: (1) "Lembrancas de Angola" ("Memories of Angola"); (2)"Familia" ("Family"); (3) "Guerra" ("War"); (4) "Deixando Angola" ("Leaving Angola"); (5) "A Vida na Inglaterra" ("Life in Britain"); and (6)"A Vida de Refugiado" ("Life as a Refugee"). Includes a resources section that lists books, briefing papers, fact sheets, materials on refugees, and useful addresses. (BT)

This multi-language (French, English, Kikongo, and Lingala) collection of autobiographical writing by refugees from Zairean children and young adults living in Britain is illustrated with photographs and children's drawings and includes comprehensive country introductions. In the collection, young people give their accounts of migration and explore how their identities are changing in their new country. The writings can be a useful resource for teachers, particularly those who want to bring a global dimension to learning. Following a "Factbox" (country introduction) and an introduction for teachers that provides historical background on Zaire, the collection is divided into the following sections and each section has several writings: (1) "Souvenirs du Zaire" ("Memories of Zaire"); (2) "La Vie au Zaire" ("Life in Zaire"); (3) "Oppression et Guerre" ("Oppression and War"); (4) "Ma Vie" ("My Life"); (5) "Depart du Zaire" ("Leaving Zaire"); (6) "Arrivee en Angleterre" ("Arriving in England"); (7) "La Vie en Grande-Bretagne" ("Life in Britain"); (8) "Etre Refugie" ("Being a Refugee"); and (9) "Espoir pour L'Avenir" ("Hopes for the Future"). Includes a resources section that lists books, briefing papers, fact sheets, materials on refugees, and useful addresses. (BT)

This issue of an annual publication on second language teaching contains nine articles. All but one of the these is written in French; each paper, however, is preceded by an English-language abstract. The articles are as follows: "Des cultures, des pubs" ("Cultures, Advertising") (Sophie Bailly, Isabelle Tolle); "Construire son apprentissage: Compte-rendu d'une experience d'auto-apprentissage avec soutien en anglais pour des etudiants en architecture" ("Report of an Experiment in Teacher-Assisted Self-Directed Learning of English for Architecture Students") (Sophie Bailly, Gilles Petitdemange); "Essai d'analyse des erreurs dans les productions ecrites de jeunes enfants sourds" ("Use of Error Analysis in the Written Production of Young Deaf Children") (Jacqueline Billant); "Une experience d'enseignement du FLE en entreprise: Bilan et perspectives" ("An Experiment with Corporate French Second Language Instruction: Statement and Perspectives") (Emmanuelle Carette-Ivanisevic); "Des documents authentiques, pour quoi faire?" ("Authentic Documents, What Use?") (Henri Holec); "Qu-est-ce qu'apprendre a apprendre?" ("What Is Learning to Learn?") (Henri Holec); "Evaluation et competence culturelle: Bilan d'une experience avec un groupe d'apprenantes norvegiennes" ("Evaluation and Cultural Competence: Report of an Experiment with Norwegian Learners") (Dominique Lecomte); "Assessing the Self-Directedness of Foreign Language Learners" (Harvey Moulden); and "Des cultures, des regards" ("Cultures, Outlooks") (Charles Trompette). (MSE)