Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

and they are subject to the same criteria of excellence, to the same limitations and will make a contribution to instruction, though far less than the technicians and salesmen claim. They too must make their contribution in the atmosphere of instruction and association created for students by her majesty, the queen. The teaching machine will undoubtedly rise to heights of importance and become, to some, the great hope for education which will ease the load of the teacher, teach many children at individual rates, permit each teacher to carry a heavier student load because she will have only to offer new machine materials. And then the teaching machine will take its place, too, along with the broadcast, the telecast, the film, the filmstrip, the recording— and the textbook—as a tool in the hands of her majesty, the queen! Reviews Sometimes it seems that we too frequently go "back to the Bard" in our reviews. Yet there are always recordings of Shakespeare sonnets, plays or songs coming new on the market. Spoken Word (10 East 39th Street, New York) offers 33 Songs Of Shakespeare (Spoken Word SW-159) taken from major plays. Christopher Casson sings these, accompanied on the lute. For language classes and wherever the spoken word must be reproduced clearly and realistically, try economical Language Arts Recording Tape . . . developed to meet the special needs of today's educators. the giggles Put one little girl together with something that tickles her funny bone— and outcomes the purest, merriest of sounds. We don't propose there's anything quite as nice. But we can tell you about another kind of purity of sound that's worth discovering. Your next recording on Audiotape. Audiotape offers the clarity and range, the minimum distortion and background noise that make it ideal for music appreciation classes and wherever the utmost fidelity is essential. Try it. There are eight types . . . one exactly suited to your next recording. aiidiotape I TRADE MARK "// speaks for itself" AUDIO DEVICES INC., 444 Msdiun Av«., N. Y. 22, N. Y. H«llywo<xl: 840 N. Fiiilai Av«. .Chicago: 5428 N. Milwiukt^ Ayt. Selected portions of the record can b< used in secondary school Englisl classes, the whole record may be uset in college classes in English literatim and, of course, the recording can b< added to library collections. And whil< we talk of Shakespeare, don't over look the new Macbeth offered by th( Shakespeare Recording Society (27' Fifth Avenue, New York). This i an excellent presentation, entirelj suited to an obvious variety of in structional and leisure listening situa tions. The script is slightly abridged and these must be sought out by care ful comparison of recorded and print ed versions of the play— they do no in any sense affect the beauty of th play or the performance. Anthon Quayle is an effective Macbeth, Gwe: Ffrangcon a haunting and charmin Lady Macbeth and Stanley Hollowa plays the Porter with great skill. If you are seeking art, charm an sheer delight lend an ear to Stork From An Irish Fireside released b Spoken Arts (95 Valley Road, Ne Rochelle, N. Y. ) . This recording of s delightful Irish folk tales featuri Eamon Kelly who has been acclain ed in Europe for just such present tions. Libraries, schools and all stitutions can profitably add th recording to their collections for loa special program or instructional us This recording, (Spoken Arts, 76£ will merit repeated hearings. The multiple impression techniqi employed by Teaching Audials ai Visuals in En Bretagne (Teachii Audials and Visuals Fr 201) is m ful in introducing a new language young students. The instruction volves a filmstrip vdth pictorial re resentation of Brittany and a recoi ing (disc or tape, your choice) simple descriptive material. Male a female voices are heard in this o comprehension and dictation exerc for the teaching of French. Followi a brief, illustrated presentation infonnation at a moderate to si pace, the same data is preseni rapidly, questions are asked, portunity for written answer is ofl' ed and finally a dictation exercise presented. And (not noted on eib record or filmstrip), in classro situations the pictures can be projn ed and students asked to desa what they see. Or the pictures r be used for quiz purposes in situatJ where the teacher points to an obJ and the student answers orally* writes the appropriate word or inition. The possibilities are trem dous for imaginative language struction. The address — Teacl I J Audials and Visuals, 250 West l\ Street, New York, N.Y. 246 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide— May, 1 I