Reviews the history of the relationship between foreign language departments, foreign language instruction and the various socio-economic factors that have determined their fate over the past 20 years. The changes that need to be made to ensure the position of foreign language instruction in the present socio-economic picture are outlined. (CLK)

This paper describes the history and development of a program of college preparation and language study for Spanish speakers at Canada College in Redwood City, California. The first step was to draw the local Spanish-speaking population to the college; this was done through a Latin festival. The second step, an assessment of educational needs,…