Productions of a German acting troupe can enhance language programs. Ideas are shared on inviting such a troupe to a school and on providing a successful cultural, academic, and personal experience. Information is based on the Tri-Buhne Stuttgart troupe's tour of German departments in the Eastern United States. (SW)

Johns Hopkins University has become affiliated with a Germanistisches Institut in Germany in order to establish a graduate program abroad. The arrangement between the schools is described. (SW)

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)

Suggestions are made of ways for colleges and universities to bolster enrollments by actively calling attention to their language programs. The intended audiences are high school students and teachers and students already in college. (RM)

The problem of the survival of foreign language study as it arises in small, four-year liberal arts colleges is discussed, taking as examples Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore. (RM)

A response to an article by Jeffrey L. Sammons, which was itself a response to a previous article by Hagiwara, on the university teaching-assistant system. nRM)

A discussion of university-level FL instruction in Canada. (RM)

Trends in foreign language study in American colleges since 1955 are outlined, and the role of foreign language study in its present context is described. (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)

A survey is reported investigating the outlook of teachers and administrators on the growth potential of the field of Slavic languages and literature and providing a body of data on major programs in the United States. A questionnaire was mailed to the heads of 26 departments in spring 1975. (RM)

A language program is proposed in which the chief emphasis is on developing reading skills and vocabulary in humanistic and scientific studies. (CHK)

Describes an apparently very successful study program for Americans, conducted by Michigan State University in Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz. The small (pop. 22,000) non-university city offered many advantages, including relatively low living costs. All students lived with German families. Various contacts are described, including weekend trips. (Text is…

Reasons for the current decline in foreign language study are discussed, and changes in foreign language departments necessary for their survival and growth are suggested. (RM)

A decision to eliminate the language requirement at Queenstown University is discussed. The inseparability of a language and its social culture is argued. Conditions necessary for learning a foreign language are described. The importance of the achievement of biculturalism by the student is argued. (RM)

Examines the elements of a successful intensive language program, including areas such as staffing, scheduling, and recruitment of students. (AM)