1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE BELOW THE NINTH GRADE--WHAT ARE WE DOING.
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National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations. and ALLEN, EDITH M.
- Abstract
RESULTS ARE GIVEN OF A 1965 QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO SHOW INDIANAPOLIS FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM PRACTICES BELOW THE NINTH GRADE IN COMPARISON WITH THE PRACTICES OF 46 OTHER LARGE CITIES. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ON (1) LANGUAGES TAUGHT, (2) LEVEL AT WHICH LANGUAGE STUDY IS BEGUN, (3) PROGRAM CONTINUITY, (4) PUPIL PARTICIPATION, (5) HOW TIME FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY WAS ACHIEVED AND ALLOTTED, (6) TEACHING AND TESTING MATERIALS, (7) ARTICULATION WITH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, (8) TEACHER TRAINING, AND (9) GRADING SYSTEMS. THE BASIC QUESTIONS, A TABULATION OF REPLIES, AND BRIEF SUMMARIES ARE INCLUDED. THIS ARTICLE IS A REPRINT FROM "THE MODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL," VOLUME 50, NUMBER 2, FEBRUARY 1966, PAGES 101-104. (AF)
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- 1966