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   Functions of Nonverbal Communication in Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language This article presents a synthesis of the literature on the use of nonverbal communication in teaching and learning a foreign language in a classroom setting.
 
   Situating French Language and Learning in the Age of the Internet In the age of the "Technological Revolution", the article discusses how, to what extent, and to what ends the Internet might be incorporated into the foreign language classroom.  
 
   A New (Me)Tissage: Weaving Black Francophone Literature into the Curriculum This article suggests some cultural values represented by the literatures of France and of Francophone sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
 
   La France Contemporaine: Pourquoi l'etudier et comment l'enseigner This article presents arguments for the importance of studying and teaching contemporary French.
 
 
 
   Bilingual Education: New Visions for a New Era This article stresses the growing emphasis for bilingual education.
 
   Bilingual Education Works Bilingual education is generally misunderstood - even though people appear to understand many of its underlying principles. This article debunks bilingual ed myths.
 
   Bilingual Education: A Goal for All Children The recent vote in Arizona underscores that many people don't appreciate the importance of bilingual education
 
 
Hispania
 
   Methodology and the Teaching of Spanish in the Twentieth Century: Retrospective and Bibliography This article traces the historical bases, significan research, and instructional trends in Spanish language instruction.  
 
   FLAME- Foreign Language Alternative Mastery Example: Another Approach to FLES Models Currently in Use This article demonstrates how FLES can function in an extra curricular capacity in order to compensate for budgetary deficits.
  
   On the Teaching and Acquisition of Pronunciation within a Communicative Approach Recent research indicates that improvement in pronouciation for foreign language learners is possible by employing a methodology designed to account of individual learning style.
 
 
The Modern Language Journal
 
   A Critical Review of Foreign Language Writing Research on Pedagogical  Approaches This article reviews writing in foreign language classrooms.
 
   Testing the Quality of Word Knowledge in a Second Language by Means of Word Associations: Types of Distractors and Types of Associations  This article discusses the development of the word knowledge of two groups of advanced learners of French.
 
   Technically Speaking: Transforming Language Learning Through Virtual Learning Envirments New technologies have been a perennial sense of hope for making language learning a faster and more efficient process. How well does it work?