Based on a presentation delivered to the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers, March 19, 1971. (DS)

Speech delivered at the Fourth Annual Meeting of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on November 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. (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)

Address delivered at the first ADFL Summer Seminar for Chairmen on June 21, 1971 at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Discusses the situation of foreign language teaching in the United States, and the need for imaginative and inspiring teachers. (DS)

Based on a paper read at the Spring 1970 meeting of California's Liaison Committee on Foreign Languages of the Articulation Conference at San Diego, California. (DS)

Discusses an introductory course in basic conversational Spanish that raised enrollment. It is noted that the course interested students who desired a basic knowledge of spoken Spanish and those students who feared failure in regular courses. It was found that some students later enrolled in regular courses. (Author/AMH)

Examines the current situation regarding the study and use of French in various European countries as well as the United States. It is suggested that French language and culture can best be promoted through the promotion of the study of many languages. (AM)

Examines the status of foreign language teaching and internal and external factors that affect its status. Proposes solutions to problems in foreign language education, such as its isolation from other disciplines in the curriculum. Such solutions include communicating goals, developing cultural competence, and enhancing interdisciplinary…

Presents data obtained from a survey of 2,796 colleges and universities regarding foreign language enrollment, focusing on trends in foreign languages at 2-year colleges, language registrations between 1960 and 1990, and less and most commonly taught languages. (CB)

Explores the relative dominance of English as the preferred second language among foreign countries and the rise in the importance accorded to other languages, growing foreign language enrollment, language attitude changes, and concerns that English language competence is not enough and that other important languages are being neglected. (CB)

Examines the languages (German, Italian, French) year-10 British students choose to study and shows how each language has fared to provide a basis for comparisons across languages. Also examines the results of interviews with students to determine the motive behind decisions to pursue or drop a language. (five references) (CK)

Discusses ways to increase enrollments in college foreign language courses and build full-service language departments, suggesting nine strategies to promote interest in foreign languages. The strategies encourage faculty to reach out to students and faculty in other departments, to the community, and to the region via public programs such as film…