Provides results of the Modern Language Associations' 1999 survey of staffing in English and foreign language departments. Discusses percentages of instructors in different employment categories, percentages of undergraduate course sections taught by instructors in of different employment categories, and salaries, benefits, and professional…

Reports a survey of postsecondary institutions in the United States. Questionnaires were sent to foreign language departments. A 79 percent response indicated that 60.1 percent of all enrollments were in elementary courses. Information reported concerns languages offered in various types of institutions, institutional factors affecting enrollment,…

Preliminary findings are reported from a survey conducted to determine the apparent absence of compensation for foreign language department chairs at some institutions. It is noted that, compared to the sciences or humanities, the typical foreign language program has greater and more complex tasks administratively and should, therefore, receive…