This book consists of nine papers presented at the 1973 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The theme of the conference was "The Foreign Language Teacher: Present and Future Tense." Following an introduction by Lorraine Strasheim, these papers are presented: (1) "The Teacher as Catalyst: Motivation in the Classroom," by Edward D. Allen; (2) "The Teacher as Co-Learner: Interest-Centered Materials," by Frank M. Grittner; (3) "The Teacher as Quality Control: Program Options," by Helen P. Warriner; (4) "Making the Foreign Language Program Visible to the Public: The Language Festival," by Gertrud Meyer; (5) "Grammar and the American Foreign Language Teacher," by Albert Valdman; (6) "Culture: An Individualized Instruction Option," by Robert C. Lafayette; (7)"Gaining Better Student Support for the Foreign Language Program," by Constance K. Knop; (8) "The Language Teacher and the Amateur Language Student," by Carl Zuegler; and (9) "Exploratory Courses for the Middle and Junior High School," by Judith C. Morrow. (CFM)