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Holliday, Gilbert F. – ADFL Bulletin, 1981
Presents statistical data from a survey of Russian culture courses taught at institutions that offer Russian language instruction. Includes data on total number, length, and language of instruction, which, while substantiating the widespread assumption of a culture course explosion, point to the large proportion of courses that are taught in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, English, Enrollment, Foreign Culture

Cooper, Henry R., Jr. – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Discusses the challenges and difficulties of Slavic languages, a field that is notoriously cyclical and is currently at the bottom of a cycle. The article chronicles the history of Slavic studies in relation to political developments since World War II, draws parallels between current trends in Slavic and other modern language programs, and sees…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends

Hohendahl, Peter Uwe – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Both declining second-language enrollments in colleges and universities and the rapid metamorphosis of higher education are linked to the end of the Cold War. The strong state as the protector of the university's relative independence has ended, and the business sector is the new standard for measuring performance. In this context, German…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Declining Enrollment, Departments