This volume contains the reports of the working committees of the 1976 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The introduction traces the patterns of immigration in North America from the colonial period to the twentieth century. Sections entitled Origins, Cultural Pluralism, and Contributions deal with the settlement patterns of the French-, Spanish-, and German-speaking; the struggle between the forces of assimilation and the desire for ethnic preservation; and the cultural contributions of these groups. A special section discusses the impact of classical culture in American culture and education. "Horizons" discusses directions for the future in multi-lingual and multi-cultural education. Finally, suggestions for classroom implementation provide a means of incorporating community ethnicity, popular culture, social studies, the press, cultural field trips, and ethnic literature in the classroom. Two papers read at the 1975 conference are included: "Retrospect and Prospect," by N. Brooks, and "Changing Goals for Foreign Language Education," by T. T. Grenda. The Conference Award Article for 1975 is "The Imaginative Use of Projected Visuals," by T. P. Carter. Contents of the Conference Reports from 1954-1975 are appended, as well as a list of Conference Officers and Directors for 1954-1976. (AM)