The guidelines presented here consider important questions of English language proficiency for foreign students entering colleges and universities in the United States. Several problems are discussed: admissions, measurement of proficiency, responsibility of the institution, administration of the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program, ESL and…

Presents an overview of the Dutch language instruction situation in universities outside of the Netherlands and Belgium, touching upon teacher statistics, students' reasons for studying Dutch, materials available for the study of the Dutch language and culture, and certification programs. (AM)

Conversation between Spanish Journalist J. Saez-Angulo and Robert Lado, Dean of the School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (DS)

Foreign language graduate assistants usually lack adequate teaching experience, yet must somehow repay their university for assistantships needed to remain in school. Such neophyte teachers rarely inspire students to continue language study. But the more experienced staff must teach upper-division courses for these same students and the graduate…

Keynote address presented at the Summer Seminar of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 1972. (DS)

Describes a college-based, inservice teacher education program for high school language teachers. (CHK)

This article discusses programs developed to help professors of foreign languages increase their effectiveness in the classroom. (CFM)

An appraisal of the language laboratory attempts to clarify its purpose and its proper use. The first part of the article describes the various advantages of laboratory instruction, stressing the value of individual study and progress and the need for a "live" teacher. Types of equipment in a "Dialog" laboratory are explained and illustrated in…

Address given at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages held in New York, New York, on April 14, 1972. (DS)

Paper presented at the 1972 Summer Seminar of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) held June 19-23, 1972, at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (DS)

Discusses teacher responsibilities and some aspects of good teaching. Makes specific suggestions about foreign language courses and curricula. (PMP)

A workshop dealing with literature in translation took place in 1974 at the German Department of the University of Cincinnati. This is a report on its procedures and methods. The workshop dealt with discussion of texts, translation of texts, critique of existing translations and interpretation of content. (TL)

Study abroad for language majors must be required, intensive and disciplined. Programs must insure continued use of the foreign language and interaction with natives, perhaps through field study and interview methods. Government action and support is necessary. (CHK)

Suggests a tripartite division of instructional duties in college language departments: (1) language instruction on intermediate and advanced levels, (2) tutorial instruction, and (3) interdisciplinary courses to curtail compartmentalization and encourage cultural comparison. Linguist and literary scholar need not be at odds. (CHK)