THE TRAINING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS HAS FAILED TO KEEP PACE WITH THE CHANGE FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN METHODS OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOLS. TO MAKE COLLEGE PROFESSORS AWARE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS NOW NECESSARY FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND THE NEED TO REDESIGN COLLEGE PROGRAMS, ATTENTION HAS BEEN CALLED TO THE RECENT PROGRESS THE PROFESSION HAS MADE IN DESCRIBING TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING PROFICIENCY TESTS, AND ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AS A PART OF ANY PLAN TO DEVELOP A MORE REALISTIC PROGRAM, METHODS TEACHERS MUST ACCEPT THE NEW OBJECTIVES AND EMPHASES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING, BECOME PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF THE NEW METHODS AND MATERIALS, AND TRAIN STUDENT TEACHERS TO USE THE MATERIALS EFFECTIVELY. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN "THE DFL BULLETIN," VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3, MARCH 1967. (AM)