A brief discussion of the what, whom, and when involved in faculty development precedes a more detailed exploration of how faculty development occurs in an informal collegial environment. "Give-and-take" interpersonal behaviors such as coaching, advising, delegating responsibility, listening, arranging introductions, maintaining confidentiality,…

The role of department chair is not one of power or authority, but rather one of service to the community and one's colleagues. The chair must commit to work diligently and balance the often conflicting needs of students, staff, faculty, and administrators. (LB)

Ten rules that department chairs need for dealing with the dean are presented, including knowing the dean and the college mission, speaking the dean's language, knowing your numbers, making deadlines, making the department look good, and preventing any budget surprises. (LB)

Suggestions are offered to help department chairs make faculty development an overall professional approach rather than a separate program of activities. They include the following: make development your main job, emphasize planning, and examine your formal reward system. (Contains eight references.) (LB)

Describes networking options that could be helpful in creating business French courses or incorporating business materials in French throughout the foreign language curriculum. Partnerships with organizations, other faculty members, and students are suggested. (CB)

A selective chronology outlines events affecting foreign language education in the United States and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages between 1952 and 1988. Three historical trends involving professional unity across language lines, greater professionalization and accountability, and greater public visibility are discussed. (CB)

Discusses what the college language department needs to communicate to the dean about what it does, including the substance of language, literature, and culture and the disparate teaching demands they create. Focus is on how realistic current staffing patterns are and how they may have to change for language departments to be allocated adequate…

Describes the roles and intellectual contributions of foreign language methodologists in order to help other foreign language faculty work with them and understand their primary research interset in developing techniques and approaches that enhance language teaching. (CB)

Meaningful cooperation between area studies and foreign language faculty can be accomplished by seriously committed, academically trained professionals on both sides. Limitless possibilities exist for curriculum development to combine the substance of area studies with language learning, building on the essential interdependence of the…

Recommendations for chairs of college-level foreign language departments include: being supportive of the department; communicating fully and openly with faculty and staff; promoting grantsmanship; and encouraging staff and faculty. Recommendations for deans working with chairs and department heads include: consulting frequently and communicating…