An experimental seminar in language was given in spring 1973 at Bowdoin College. The final project was creation, in groups of four or five, of an artificial language. The languages had to have a demonstrable grammatical form, some idiomatic content, and a clear orthographic and phonetic system. (Author/RM)

Statistics reveal a decrease of 9.2 percent enrollment in college language programs during the period 1970-72. (RL)

An experimental program was conducted in college-level German classes which involved all first- and second-year students in once-a-week, small-group, peer-teaching sessions, with the second-year students acting as leaders. Results showed that this approach helps all concerned. (Author/RM)

The study-abroad trip can contribute vitally to the success of a foreign language program, providing strong motivation for students, cultural awareness for parents and the community, and increased visibility for the foreign language department. (Author)

Adaptations of and variations on the grade contract system are described with emphasis on individualized instruction, fair evaluation, and learner-oriented classes. The method used is described, and results are assessed. (Author/RM)

The Modern Language Association conducted a survey of career-oriented, community-related interdisciplinary, and non-traditional foreign language offerings in US colleges and universities. Informal descriptions are given of seven such courses relating to the teaching of literature. (Author/RM)

Multidisciplinary language courses offer hope for integrating language courses into a university undergraduate curriculum. Such courses use a target language, such as French, to explore problems in another discipline. (Author)

An interdisciplinary course entitled "A Cultural Introduction to Foreign Languages" offered in 1974-75 at Murray State University is described. The purpose of the course is to orient and lure hesitant students into language study. (RM)

Describes how the resources of nearby Spanish-speaking communities could be exploited by Spanish programs at universities along the United States-Mexican border. (Author/AM)

An intensive French course, offered as an experimental summer course at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, was a learning experience in which students were intrinsically motivated. Assumptions of Frank M. Grittner concerning motivating students in language programs are discussed. (SW)

A description is provided of Washington State University's undergraduate intensive language course. The course, designed primarily for freshmen, provides classroom instruction for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week during the 8-week summer session. Course goals, content, and methodology are covered. (SW)

Interdisciplinary foreign language and literature courses can be taught within the framework of a traditional course by using texts from related disciplines and providing socio-historical context for the literary text. Courses can be team taught by staff within an individual department or by staff from various departments. (Author/SW)

A survey of career-related, community-related, interdisciplinary and non-traditional foreign language offerings in the two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States was made by the Modern Language Association during 1974-75. Informal descriptions of several interdisciplinary courses are given. (RM)

This is a report of a college-level program in which foreign students serve as animateurs with small groups of English-speaking students on a weekly basis. The underlying philosophy of the program and the role of the foreign language teacher in such a program are explained. (Author/RM)

This article presents a 35-item, scaled questionnaire including questions designed to elicit information from students evaluating language teacher effectiveness and perceived value of course content, plus data needed to determine relevant characteristics of surveyed students. Results of a survey using this questionnaire in university Spanish…