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CHAPTER 3

The courses produced for use at the Experiment in International Living, in Putney, Vermont, are variations on a basically audiolingual schema. One of the most widely used of that series is.

The first lesson of this book provides an excellent opportunity to show how the principles of textbook evaluation in Chapter 3 may guide the adaptation of that type of course.

From a socio-topical point of view, Lesson I is based on the situation in which a Latin-American and a young speaker of English discuss the latter's forthcoming trip to Chile. The lesson contains two 'samples of language use' (p57): and a short expository paragraph.

The dialog consists of 12 lines, with a total of 20 sentences which range in length from 2 to 14 syllables.

The Spanish dialog is followed by an English translation, but the paragraph is not.

Julio: ¡! ¿?

Mario:. ¿?

Julio: ¿?

Mario: ¡! ¿?

Julio: ¡!

Mario: Dónde vas a vivir?

Julio: En Santa Ana. Voy a vivir con una familia.

Mario: ¿Donnde está Santa Ana?

Julio: En el norte de Chile. Es una ciudad bastante grande.