An enthusiastic Latin teacher responded to the challenge of falling class enrollment and inspired increased numbers of students to study the language and its literature. (CK)

Advocates a change in American chauvinistic attitudes to view positively Japan's increasing public awareness for balancing industries and the environment. Also suggests that the study of foreign languages would help develop a global view to environmental concerns. (DH)

Reports on the fall 1983 survey of foreign language registration in U.S. institutions of higher education. There was a total of 966,013 foreign language registrations--an increase of 4.5 percent since the last published report. The six leading languages were Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Latin. (SED)

Suggestions are made of ways for colleges and universities to bolster enrollments by actively calling attention to their language programs. The intended audiences are high school students and teachers and students already in college. (RM)

Edited version of a keynote speech delivered at the opening general session of the Third Annual Meeting of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on November 28, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

Excerpted from a study published by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) pursuant to a contract (No. OEC-0-8-071155-3708) with the U.S. Office of Education. (DS)

Summary report of the Modern Language Association of America's Survey of Foreign Language Entrance and Degree Requirements in B.A.-granting Institutions. (DS)

Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) on December 26, 1970 in New York, New York. (DS)

Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)