Describes a Middlebury College second language vocabulary learning database that goes well beyond flashcards, because it keeps track of what students learn. Discusses further expansion of the system through collaborative filtering software to establish learner profiles. A learner profile could then be used to create instructional materials just…

An experimental FLES program in Lati, designed for a rural community elementary school in North Carolina, aims at improving and increasing students' English vocabulary and exposing them to a different culture. It was also hoped that students would be motivated to continue their study of foreign languages, cultures, and the humanities at the high…

A midwestern college's foreign language program restructured some of its courses to address students' interests in learning to read a foreign language for graduate school or other purposes. The description of a class in theological German illustrates the varied cultural, professional, and personal reasons students may have for choosing such…