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Lafayette, Robert C. – Bulletin of the Illinois Foreign Language Teachers Association, 1973
The interrelatedness of job security for language teachers and student enrollment in foreign language courses is discussed. The decline in student interest and enrollment in language programs is traced to several sources including: (1) the "let's-teach-only-the-best-kids" syndrome, (2) the continuity myth, and (3) the…
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