Reviews various aspects of the undergraduate foreign language curriculum over the past decade and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of that curriculum. Outlines the best and worst scenarios which could occur during the next 10 years and suggests means which can assure that undergraduate foreign language education will meet future needs. (EKN)

Changes in the student population enrolling in university literature and language courses since the 1960's are described. Suggestions are made for changes in language department curricula and in graduate programs, including hiring practices. (RM)

Paper read at the International Congress of Teachers of Italian held at the Universita Italiana per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy, August 27-28, 1971. Discusses the patterns of growth of Italian studies in Ontario at high school and university levels. (DS)

A survey designed to collect, analyze, and present information about the position of Spanish for business in the contemporary modern language curriculum showed that business Spanish is a growing field of particular interest to language and business majors. (EKN)

Discusses the relationship between language and culture and the value of the study of foreign language as culture in a liberal education curriculum. Describes an approach to language teaching which focuses on the contrasts between the native and the foreign language in order to improve students' understanding of cultural differences. (MES)

A review of stages in the evolution of the language laboratory shows that its function has changed in the past 20 years. Originally it was described as a way of providing a means for abundant practice of audiolingual drills. Currently, it is described as a learning center with multiple resources and functions. It might be characterized as a…

Describes current efforts in the career-oriented approach to curriculum in foreign languages, with particular reference to MLA's work in the area. (KM)

This report of the 1977-78 Task Force on Institutional Language Policy presents statements and recommendations relating to language programs in education, society, and within the institutional context; and to mechanisms for effecting change. (AM)

This study sought to: determine foreign language enrollments compared to total humanities and total college enrollments in two-year institutions; examine foreign language course offerings in 1975 and 1977; and determine if institutional size is related to the range of foreign languages offered. (SW)

The design of language courses for college students with little previous study of languages is discussed. Language courses for students preparing for professions other than the teaching of a foreign language are outlined for each instructional level. Suggestions are made for increasing public awareness of foreign language study. (SW)

One answer to this question is the teaching of subjects other than literature, particularly in "intermediate French." Instruction in Franco-American relations is culture. Topics discussed are: establishment of precise objectives, limiting topics, access to documentation, teacher preparation, teaching methods. Examples of projects are given. (Text…

Career-related courses in German have focused on scientific German and German for business, and emphasis has been on the training of management-level personnel. Suggestions for instructional programs in German are offered. (SW)

Outlines a high school or college level course involving the combination of literary texts and commercial films. A selected list of films suitable to such a course is also included. (DB)

This article claims that a distinction should be made between the teaching of a foreign language and the teaching of foreign language literature. Three principles are suggested for restructuring the curriculum in foreign language departments taking this distinction into account. (TL)

Presents the major problems plaguing teachers of French literature: (1) the huge split between the methods of teaching language and the methods of teaching literature courses, (2) the gulf between theoretical interests and the reality of the classroom, (3) many students' disinterest in literature. Suggests recentering the teaching of literature…