Describes some of the funding problems facing many study abroad programs and examines some approaches that have proven successful in combatting these problems. (EKN)

Examines why women writers are often neglected in second language classes. (EKN)

Discusses the need to broaden students' perspectives in all areas and suggests teaching literary works written in major European languages by third world writers, in second language classes as one method of doing so. (EKN)

Describes some of the responsibilities and common problems, both at home and abroad, that a study abroad director is likely to encounter. (EKN)

Describes the content of and reasoning behind the Spanish commerce course at Douglass College. (EKN)

An account of one person's experience as supervisor of graduate teaching assistants. A case is made for cultivation of a cordial supervisor-TA relationship as the best way of instilling a positive attitude toward teaching, that is, that teaching is a creative act and requires commitment. (AMH)

Discusses the very successful study abroad program, in which approximately 85 percent of every graduating class since 1963-64 have participated. Lists some of the areas, such as cost, credit transfer, and declining college enrollments that will probably affect study abroad in the future. (EKN)

Describes the leadership efforts in international education by the department of International Communication and Culture of SUNY College at Cortland. (EKN)

A survey of the Language Program Coordinator (LPC) role in higher education deals with conditions of employment, professional training, support for professional development and research, the nature of the LPC's responsibilities, his or her relationship to other members of language departments, and professional status. (17 references) (CP)

Explores the concept and goals of a "full-service" college foreign language department, which would offer a wide variety of courses and programs, reach out to a broad segment of the academic community, and attempt to develop collaborative, mutually beneficial programs with other departments. (CB)

Describes a restructured first-year college German course which combines the essentials of the conversational and traditional grammar approaches into a program of practical language that can be mastered, not just covered. (EKN)

Describes Five Colleges, Inc., a consortium formed in 1965 by Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts. Details how the cooperation between these institutions has been successful and describes some obstacles encountered. Focuses on the effects of the cooperation on the schools' foreign language…

Describes the planning for and the presentation of the first language career workshop at a college in California. The workshop was publicized in the college and in the community. The four panelists spoke for 45 minutes then answered questions for one hour on career opportunities for persons proficient in foreign languages. (AMH)

Currently the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is reaffirming its commitment in supporting projects dealing with foreign language and linguistics. Advice is given on how to better acquire NEH funding, and contact information to the Division of Education Programs of NEH is provided. (GLR)

Discusses the art and ethos of chairing or governance and all of the duties and responsibilities in being a department chair. The chair develops multiple personalities as administrator, mediator, visionary, and entrepreneur. Eight important tools are identified that a chair has at hand to carry out the multifarious work and maintain an effective…