A series of discussions among members of the language departments at SUNY/Buffalo was held to examine ways of improving language teaching methodology in the college, particularly at the second-year level. The suggestions resulting from these meetings are offered as a practical response to the decreased enrollment in language courses. The suggestions cover the following topics: (1) changing trends in education, which enable the instructor to have a pluralistic approach to teaching, diversifying techniques to suit individual needs; (2) alternatives to textbook teaching for second-year language students; (3) small groups for the language classroom; (4) integration of visual media at the second-year level of language instruction, including cinema, shorts, and commercials in foreign languages; (5) mini-courses, an option for third-year students, as a means of arranging course content according to the students' interests and abilities; (6) use of advanced students as teaching aides in second-year language courses; (7) orientation and training of new teaching assistants; (8) the use of foreign language houses in which students of all levels could experience "total immersion" in the foreign culture; and (9) alternative careers for language students including a modified curriculum with career orientation. (LG)