University of Texas Press (Austin, TX 78712) Janet K. Swaffar (Project Director: November 1976 to October 1990) Betty Weber (Co Project Director: June 1977 to August 1978) Betty Weber (Co Project Director: June 1977 to August 1978)
ES-*0243-77
Institutes for K-12 Educators
Education Programs
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Totals:
$135,966 (approved) $135,592 (awarded)
Grant period:
6/1/1977 – 6/1/1980
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Intergrating Comprehension Skills in Foreign Language Learn-ing
To introduce a 1st year course of foreign language instruction in 4 high schools and to develop an existing 1st year experimental program at the college level to replace the 4-skills foreign language learning approach with a listening/reading emphasis approach. Project will focus on content and meaning of language, exclusion of grammar details peripheral to comprehension, through student textbooks, teacher manuals and training program.
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