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DOCUMENT RESUME RD 077 302 ,FL 004 378 AUTHOR Lipton, Gladys C., Ed.;.Spaar-Rauch,Virginia, Ed. TITLE FLES: Patterns for Change. A Reportby the FLES Committee of the American Associationof Teachers of French. INSTITUTION American Association of Teachers ofFrench. PUB DATE 28 Dec 70 NOTE 129p.; Report presented in NewOrleans, Louisiana, December 28, 1970 AVAILABLE_ FROMMLA Materials Center, 62 FifthAve., New York, N.Y. ($4.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS Anthropology; Audiolingual Methods;Audiovisual Aids; Audiovisual Instruction; EducationalInnovation; Educational Theories; ElementaryEducation; *Fles; *Fles Programs; *Iles Teachers;Inservice leacher Education; Instructional Innovation;*Language Instruction; Language Programs; ModernLanguages; *Teacher Education; Teaching Methods ABSTRACT This annual report considersmajor changes in education in general and offersnumerous suggestions to FLES teachers, supervisors, and administratorsfor revamping current FLES programs in the light of current socioeconomicpressures. Articles pertaining to two broadareas -- alternatives in FLESprograms and in training FLES teachersinclude:(1) "FLES in Louisiana- -Progressand Promise,"(2) "Suggested Application ofInnovations to FLES Programs," (3) "Innovations, andChanging Goals of Education and FLES," (4) "Common Goals of FLESand Anthropology," (5) "In theFLES Classzoom-A Change in Approach,"(6) "The Preparation of FLES Teachers," (7) "The FLES Teacherand Audio-Visual Equipment and Materials," and (8) "In-Service Trainingfor the FLES Teacher." The names and addresses of members of theFLES Committee of the American Association of Teachers of Frenchfor 197 0 are listed. (This document previously announced as ED 051 687.)pu4 FLES: PATTERNS FOR CHANGE A REPORT BY XH8 FLES COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF FRENCH P Co-Chairmen Dr. Gladys C. Lipton Dr. Virginia Spaar-Rauch Bureau of Foreign Languages Project BEST Board of Education Hunter College New York City New York City Presented "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS COPY. RIGHTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FLES Comm. GRANTED BY ) Amer. Assn. December 28, 1970 of Teachers ofFrench TO ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING New Orleans, Louisiana UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THEIIADONAL IN- STITUTE OF EDUCATION FURTHER REPRO- DUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERICSYSTEM RE. OUIRES PERMISSION OF THECOPYRIGHT OWNER O (c) 1970 by FLES Committee of theAmerican Association of Teachers of French "ABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface .. G. Lipton iii Introduction- W. Rivers vii I. Alternatives in FLES Programs V. Spaar-Rauch 1 A. FLES in Louisiana - Progress and H. Dyess & 3 Promise R. Kastner B. Suggested Application ofInnovations B. Bandon 13 to FLES Program C. Innovations, the Changing Coalsof V. Gramer 21 Education and FLES D. Common Goals of FLES and Anthropol-- P. Aspel 53 ogy E. In the FLES Classroom - A Change in C. Tarlton 61 Approa61 II. Alternatives in Training FLES Teachers... G. Lipton 71 A. The Preparation of the FLES Teacher.. J. Michel & 73 A. JeKenta B. The FLES Teacher and'Audio-Visual E. Pillet & 89 Equipment and Materials R. Pillet C. In-Service Training for theFLES E. Bourque & 105 Teacher J. Mirsky Conclusion i V. Spaar-Rauch 125 --). The FLES 5ommittee of the AATF, 1970 127 . i Past Chairmen 129 4. PREFACE The :LES Committee of the American Associationof Teachers of French seeks to maintain, interestin PLft E through the publica- tion of an annual reporton important issues in foreign larguage instruction in the elementary schools.,The following are the topics that have been discussed in previousreports: 1961: The Cuppdy, Qualifications, and Training ofTeachers of TILZS 1962: Language StructuTes at FLES Level, IncludingTesting for Mastery of Sixuotures1 1963: The Coxrelation of a Long LanguageSequence 'Beginning in the Elementary Schooll 1964: Reading 'at the FLES 196!;: Culture in the FLES Program2 1966: FLES and the Objectives of theContemporary Elementary Schools2 1967: The FLES Student:A Study2 1968: FLES: Projections into the Future3 1969: The Three R's of FLES:Research, Relevance, Reality3 The 1970 Committee Report, PIES: Pazterrs for Change, is devcted to a consideration ofthe major changesin education in general, and offers numerous auggaStionsto FLES teachers, super- visors, and administrators for re-vampingcurrent PLEB programs in 1Available from National InformationBureau, 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 2 Available from Chilton Books, 401 WalnutStreet, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3Availablefrom MLA-ACTFL Materigls Center iii the light of currentpressures. Our 1970 Committee hai takencognizance of the sweeping demans of communities, parents and students formajor revision in the educational scene. The Carneige Report(Crisis in the Classroom by Charles Silberman)4 characterizing most classrooms as "joyless" and "oppressive" could scarcely havereferred to the many animated FLES classrooms ofour colleagues. And yet, it behooves all educators to take heed ofthe call- to action trumpeted by this report; which calls for-thedrastic revision of current educational strategies, on all schoollevels and in' all subject areas. The 1970 Committee is going on record toIndicate that there is no standard FLESapproach. Rather, the currentreport makes f the strong recommendation that FLES must be suitedand adapted to local needs. yitness the varied optionsfor change: Should there bestate-mandated programs? 4 \ Shall we teach Frenchto French-speakin4 children? Can we adapt ideas from "Individually PrescribedReading Programs"? Should there be differentiated staffing inFLES programs? Should there be change,in FLES goals as determinedby specified behavioralobjectives? ShouldFZES-teachersbe held accountablefor student achievement? -------- Does independent study belongat the FLES level? Does individualized instruction belong at the FLESlevel? 4 Charles Silberman, Crisis in the Classroom,Random House, 1970. iv ti Should we train anthropology-orientedforeign language Teachers? (or foreign language-orientedanthro- pology teachers)? Shall we plan spontaneous foreign language teachingsitua- tions? Should we use machines thathelp teachers teach? Should we use machinesthat teach? Should we revise trainingprograms in order to get qualified teachers?/ Are in- :service trainingprograms for FLES teacheAynecessary? Thus, the report is intended to demonstrategraphically some of the movement suggested in the current educational climate, inorder to re-think, re-form, and re-activate FLES programs of theSeventies. Sincere appreciation 17expressed to Professor J. HenryOwens, President of the AATF and to Professor FrancisW. Nachtmann, Execu- tive Secretary of theAATF for their continued/supportand encoUragement given to the FLES Committee. The Co- Chairmen are particularly grateful to Mr. Edward H. Bourque,former chairman of the AATF FLES Committee, for his continueddevotion to the Committee in arranging for the publication of this report,and Co Miss nary -Jo Dzurik of the Fairfield Board of Education secretarialstaff for the manwh'urs spent in the technical preparationof the 1970 re- port. Appreciation is also extendedto the personnel of the printing facilitiesat Fairfield University. The 1970 FLES Committee Report is available from theNLA-ACTFL Materials Center, 62-FifthAvenue,New York, New York20012. Gladys Lipton New York,NOW York a 7.. INTRODUCTION Reform and renewal are inthe air at' all levels of education. The elementary school is inevitably in the thick: ofit, laying the foundation, as.it does,for all further educationalenterprise. FLES teachers.have always been innovators.From figs of the FLT'S movementthey have had to hold their position in the face - of much indifference, and even opposition, whilepushing forward in the firm belief that learning foreign languagesat an-early age was consistent withour knowledge of the child's.cognitive.development. Their stand has been vindicated by the present emphasison bilingual schooling in the early grades, and theirfPLES'experiencehas now much to offer to those engaging in this vitalnew enterprise. The PLSS teacher can feel' confident as. she-becomes 'involvedin new ways of structuring elementary.dchool learning, whereinstruc- tion grows out of the bhilds interests and isresponsive to his capacities and stage_of development-. After-alli-PIZS teachers7haimi- dared from'the beginning to believe that learningcan be fun, and FUS methods have exploited the child's love of imitationand mimicry, his spontaneity in acting out roles, hislove of movement and his urge to express himself vocally, his curiosityabout the lives of children in other places and his naturaldesire to see, touch, and experience whatthey treasure and injoy. The FLEE teacher, even the specialist,1;\clearlynot someone apart who comes in and out of the school to teacha special skill unrelated to the generalprogram. She is part of\an educational team. She must contribute, as do all the other members of theteam, vii to the true task of elementary education:the expanding-and enrich- ing of the child's environmentso that he may grow and mature Intellectually, emotionally, andsocially: The FLES teacher has a special contribution to,make-tothis development in that shepro- . vides the child with theopportunity to see through othereyes, to think in other categories,to compare and contrast the familiar with the strange, and to findthe strange interesting and compati We. FUndamental changes mustcome at all levels of instruction in our schools and colleges:parents, students, teachers, administra- tors demand them. Our FLES teachers,