Based on her extensive experience in the field, Dr. Lipton, whose doctoral disserta­tion was a research study on FLES* methodology, provides a successful blend of research background information with practical suggestions for implementing na­tional foreign language standards and the performance guidelines. Also included in this 4^th edition are valuable recommendations for assessment options, curriculum development, promotion and advocacy, and expanded classroom strategies. With­out question, the focus of this new, expanded 4^th edition is on the “practical,” the “down-to-earth,” the “common sense” approach to successful FLES* programs, which Dr. Lipton uses when she serves as a consultant for many schools (public and private) and school districts. This 4^th edition presents straightforward sugges­tions for the most practical avenues toward achieving superior FLES* programs.

About the Author --

Dr. Gladys Lipton, currently Director of the National FLES* Institute (K-12), is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the teaching and learning of FLES*. A highly successful practitioner and scholar, Dr. Lipton has taught and supervised foreign languages on all school levels in New York and Maryland , and has presented foreign language workshops and keynote speeches nationally and internationally. Her experience in teaching FLES* as a classroom teacher, as an itinerant specialist and as a supervisor of FLES* in K-12 programs gives her a very broad and practical perspective on the techniques, strategies and activities that work well in the FLES* classroom.