02–812 Dagenais, Diane and Berron, Catherine (Simon Fraser U., British Columbia, Bumaby, Canada; Email: [email protected]) Promoting multilingualism through French immersion and language maintenance in three immigrant families. Language, Culture and Curriculum (Clevedon, UK), 14, 2 (2001), 142–55.

02–792 Berger, Marie Josée and Heller, Monica (Ontario Inst. for Studies in Ed., U. of Toronto, Canada). Promoting ethnocultural equity education in Franco-Ontarian schools. Language, Culture and Curriculum (Clevedon, UK), 14, 2 (2001), 130–41.

02–746 Allison, Desmond and Wu, Siew Mei (National U. of Singapore). Academic writing: Whose expectations? RELC Journal (Singapore), 32, 1 (2001), 52–72.

02–551 Albert, Steve J. (New York U., USA). Linguistic anthropology and the study of contemporary France. The French Review (Carbondale, IL, USA), 74, 6 (2001), 1165–175.

02–650 Akiyama, Yasuhiro (Toho Junior-Senior High School, Tokyo, Japan; Email: jmyasu@a1. mbn.or.jp). Japanese adult learners' development of the locality condition on English reflexives. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (New York, USA), 24, 1 (2002), 27–54.

02–786 Breugnot, Jacqueline (Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany; Email: Breugnot@uni-landau. de). L'institution scolaire en France et en Allemagne: différences et proximités. ‘The school system in France and Germany: Differences and convergences.’ Les Langues Modernes (Paris, France), 3 (2001), 13–20.

02–770 Borg, Serge (Alliances françaises de São Paolo, Brazil). Progression d'enseignement – progrès d'apprentissage: projet d'un Portfolio pour l'évaluation en didactique des langues. ‘Teaching progression, learning progress: The role of a Portfolio in foreign language assessment.’ Dialogues et cultures (Brussels, Belgium) 44, (2001), 29–35.

Brown, James Dean and Thom Hudson

Criterion-referenced testing. Cambridge University Press, 2002. xvi+320 pp. ISBN 0 521 00083 1, £19.95, pb.

Courses

In giro per l'Italia: A brief introduction to Italian. This new beginners' Italian text is a shortened version of Prego!, providing a communicative introduction to Italian language and culture centred round the four skills. Featuring communicative activities together with vocabulary and grammar presentation, the student's book is organised around a four-part chapter structure including a new mid-chapter colourful and informative cultural spread. Ancillary materials include an interactive CD-ROM, and a text-specific website and video; and the student's book is accom-panied by an audio-CD. G. Lazzarino, M. C. Peccianti, J. M.Aski & A. Dini. McGraw-Hill, 2002. Student's book, ISBN 0 07 241551 7, hb. Audio CD, ISBN 0 07 248990 1.

Prego!: An invitation to Italian (5th edn.). The leading introductory Italian programme in North America since it first appeared in 1980, this fifth edition of Prego! has been revised to include more communicative activities, revised vocabularies and dialogues, new readings in authentic and contemporary Italian, and new cultural notes. Ancillary materials include an interactive CD-ROM, and a text-specific website and video; and the student's book is accompanied by an audio-CD. G. Lazzarino, J. M. Aski, A. Dini & M.C. Peccianti. McGraw-Hill, 2000. Student's book, ISBN 0 07 365513 9, hb. Audiocassette, ISBN 0 07 231032 4.