1) Greetings, friendly exchange, farewells. how do friends meet, converse briefly, take their leave? What are the perennial topics of small talk? How are strangers introduced?
2) The morphology of personal exchange. How are interpersonal relationships such as differences in age, degree of intimacy, social position, and emotional tension reflected in the choice of appropriate forms of pronouns and verbs?
3) Levels of speech. In what ways are age, provenance, social status, academic achievement, degree of formality, interpersonal relations, aesthetic concern, and personality reflected in the standard or traditional speech?
4) Patterns of politeness. What are the commonest formulas of politeness and when should they be used?
5) Respect. Apart from overt expressions of deference and discipline, what personages and what cultural themes, both past and contemporary, are characteristically held in sincere respect?
6) Intonation patterns. Apart from the selection, order, and form of words themselves, what overtones of cadence, interrogation, command, surprise, deference, and the like are borne exclusively by the dynamics of pronunciation? (For example, the French Vous vous en allex ce soir may be pronounced in such a way that it is clearly either a statement, a rejoinder, a question, an order, or a sentence read by a child from a book.)
7) Contractions and omissions. What words and intonation patterns are commonly used to enliven one's speech by way of commentary upon one's own feelings or actions, those of the person addressed, or the nature or behavior of other elements in the immediate situation?
8) Types of error in speech and their importance. What errors is the speaker of English likely to make in the new language? What is the relative seriousness of these errors in the new culture? ( For example, in French, a mistake in the gender of noun is deeply disturbing, but the failure to make a past p[articiple agree, if noticed at all, is readily condoned.)
9) Verbal taboos. What common words or expressions in English have direct equivalents that are not tolerated in the new culture, and vice versa?\
10) Written and spoken language. Aside from richness of vocabulary and complexity of structure, what are the commonest areas of difference between spoken language and writing?
11) Numbers. How are numbers pronounced, spelled, represented in arithmetical notation, written by ahnd, and formally printed in ways that are peculiar to the new culture?
12) Folklore. What myths, stories, traditions, legends, customs, and beliefs are universally found among the common people?
13) Childhood literature. What lyrics, rhymes, songs, and jingles of distinct aesthetic merit are learned by all young children?
14) Disciplines. What are the norms of discipline in the home, in school, in public places, in the military, in pastimes, and in ceremonies?
15) Festivals. What days of the calendar year are officially designated as national festivals? What are the central themes of these occasions and what is the manner of their celebration?"
16) Holidays. What is the usual rhythm of work days and days off? What do young people do with their days off?
17) Observance of Sunday. How does Sunday differ from weekdays with regard to what an individual does or does not do, may or may not do?
18) Games. What are the most popular games that are played outdoors, indoors, by the young, by adults?\
19) Music. What opportunities are offered the individual for training and practice in vocal and instrumental music?
20) Errands. What are typical errands that a young person is likely to be asked to do, either at home or in school?
21) Pets. What animals are habitually received into the home as pets? What is their role in the householod?
22) Telephone. What phrases and proicedures are conventional in the use of the telephone? What is the role of the private telephone in the home? Where are public telephones to be found and how is the service paid for?
23) Comradeship. How are friendships and personal attachments likely to be formed and what provisions are made for fostering comradeship through clubs, societies, and other group organizations?
24) Personal possessions. What obvjects are often found decorating the bureau and walls of a young person's bedroom? What articles are likely to be discovered in a boy's pocket or a girl's handbag?
25) Keeping warm and cool. What changes in clothing, heating, ventilation, food, and drink are made because of variations in temperature?
26) Cleanliness. What is the relation between plumbing and personal cleanliness? What standards of public hygiene and sanitation are generally observed?
27) Cosmetics. What are the special conditions of age, sex, activity, and situation under which make-up is permitted, encouraged, orrequired?
28) Tobacco and smoking. Who smokes, what, and under what circumstances? What are the prevailing attitudes toward smoking? Where are tobacco products obtained?
29) Medicine and doctors. What are the common home remedies for minor ailments? What is the equivalent of the American drugstore? How does one obtain the services of a physician?
30) Competitions. In what fields of activity are prizes awarded for success in open competition? How important is comp[etition in schools, in the business world, in the professions?
31) Appointments. How are appointments for business and pleasure made? What are the usual meeting places? How important is punctuality?
32) Invitations and dates. What invitations are young people likely to extend and receive? What formalities are involved? What is the counterpart of "dating" in the United States?
33) Traffic. How does vehicular traffic affect the pedestrian? What are the equivalents of traffic lights, road signs, crosswalks, safety islands, parking meters, hitchhiking?
34) Owning, repairing, and driving cars. Are young people intersted in gasoline motors? Are they knowledgeable about them? What is the role of the car in family life? What are the requirements for obtaining a license to drive?
35) Science. How has modern science affected daily living, inner thought, conversation, reading matter?
36) Gadgets. What mechanical devices are commonly found in personal use, in the home, in stores, and in travel?
37) Sports. What organized and professional sports are the most popular and the most generally presented for the public?
38) Radio and television programs. How general is the use of radio and television and what types of programs are offered, especially for young people?
39) Books. What are the facts of special interest concerning the printing, punctuation, binding, selling, and popularity of books?
40) Other reading matter. In addition to books, what types of reading matter, such as newspapers, weeklies, magazines, and reviews, are generally avaialble and where can they be bought or consulted?
41) Hobbies. In what individual hobbies are young people likely to engage?
42) Learning in school. What is the importance of homework in formal education?W hat is taught at home by older memebers of the family?
43) Penmanship. What styles of handwriting are generally taught and used? What kinds of writing tools are available at home, in school, in public places? What are the conventionsconcerning the writing of dates, the use of margins, the signing of names?
44) Letter writing and mailing. How do letters customarily begin and end? How are envelopes addressed? Are there typical kinds of personal stationery? Where are stamps bought? nWhere are mailboxes found?
45) Family meals. What meals are usually served en famille? What is the special character of each meal, the food eaten, the seating arrangement, the method of serving dishes, the general conversation?
46) Meals away from home. Where does one eat when not at home? What are the equivalents of our lunchrooms, cafeterias, dining halls, lunch counters, wayside inns, restaurants?
47) Soft drinks and alcohol. What types of nonalcoholic beverages are usually consumed by young people and adults? What is the attitude toward the use of beer, wine, and spirits? What alcoholic drinks are in frequent use at home and in public?
48) Snacks and between-meal eating. Apart from the normal trio of daily meals, what pauses for eating or drinking are generally observed? What is the customary hour and the usual fare?
49) Cafes,. bars, and restaurants. What ypes of cafes, bars, and restaurants are found and how do they vary in respectability?
50) Yards, lawns, and sidewalks. What are the equivalents of American back yards, front lawns, and sidewalks in residential and business areas? What is their importance in the activities of young people?
51) Parks and playgrounds. Where are parks and playgrounds located and with what special features or equipment are they likely to be provided?
52) Flowers and gardens. Of what interest and importance are flower shops, house plants, gardens for flowers and vegetables in town and in the country?
53) Movies and theaters. Where are moving picture houses and theaters to be found? What procedures are invovled in securing tickets and being seated? What can be said of the quality and popular appeal of the entertainment?
54) Races, circus, rodeo. What outdoor events are in vogue that correspond to our auto or horse races, circuses, and similar spectacles?
55) Museums, exhibitions, and zoos. What types of museums, exhibitions, and animal displays are generally provided and what is their role in the education of the young and the recreation and enjoyment of adults?
56) Getting from place to place. What facilities for travel are provided for short distances about town or from one city or part of the country to another, by bus, rail, or airplane?
57) Contrasts in town and country life. What are some of the notable differences in dwellings, clothing, manners, shopping faciltiies, pubhlic utilities, when life in town is compared with life in the country?
58) Vacation and resort areas. What areas have special climate, scenery, or other natural features that make them attractive for vacation?
59) Camping and hiking. How popular are summer camps, camping, hiking, and cycling trips, and what organizations are especially interested in their promotion?
60) Saving accounts and thrift. In what ways do banks or other organizations provide for the deposit of small amounts of money by individualos? To what extent and in what ways are young people encouraged to practice thrift?
61) Odd jobs and earning power. What kinds of chores and odd jobs are young people expected or permitted to do? If these are paid for, how is the individual reimbursed? To what extent are regular paying jobs made available to younger persons?
62) Careers. What careers have strong appeal for the young? How important is parental example and advice in the choice of a career? What financial help is likely to be forthcoming for those who choose a career demanding long preparation?