Noting that foreign language requirements have been abolished, reduced, or modified between 1966 and 1971 in over 45 percent of the B.A. degree-granting institutions in the United States, the author probes into the current status and uses of the language laboratory. It is suggested that the widespread decline in language enrollments is due in…

This final report of a state-wide foreign language program survey made in the fall of 1971 presents statistical data based on 1,013 completed questionnaires. Results show a steady increase in foreign language enrollment in Illinois since 1969. Charts include data in these areas: (1) combined totals of foreign language enrollment in public,…

The nature and function of a body of educators in Hawaii known as the Traveling Teachers Teams are examined in this article. Emulating the business practice of sending sales representatives into the field to inform prospective clients of pertinent information vital to business success, the teachers attempt to inform the general public of the value…

After a thorough debunking of the traditional justification for the teaching of French, the author proposes to revitalize interest in language instruction through wide-scale curricular reforms. Socioeconomic problems in the United States are related to student unrest and declining enrollment in language programs. An outline of suggested…

This report gives a general description of programs at Florida State, New York University, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, SUNY (Buffalo), Minnesota, Texas (Austin), Washington, and Wayne State. The survey encompasses various types of programs, including those offering M.A., M.A.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D., and D.A. (Doctor of Arts) degrees.…

Guidelines for the Title 3 National Defense Education Act (NDEA) language programs in the State of Illinois are presented in this report. Recognition of the changing status of language programs and of declining enrollment in the high schools underscores the need to develop student-centered programs. Discussion of NDEA programs is directed toward…

Four California educators consider whether foreign language study will disappear from the curriculum. Suggesting that their topic is one that vitally concerns the nation's interests, the participants summarize their opinions in this report. Margaret A. Collin believes that California's removal of the mandated elementary foreign language…

Asserting that the importance of language arts in the contemporary world is a liberating and humanistic educational experience, a plea is made for establishing a fresh approach to the foreign language requirement in two semesters or less by providing the student with a series of options, by maintaining the universal requirement administered by the…

This paper discusses current problems in the teaching of foreign languages, suggests reasons for its present decline, and proposes a program to be developed at the local level which could serve as a model for a state-wide curriculum. After discussing enrollment trends and causes for the lack of articulation in foreign language instruction at all…

Noting the sharp decline in Latin studies in England, the author reviews the rationale and educational objectives which serve as the foundation for existing programs. Commentary is made on the roles of science, history, literature, and philosophy in the curriculum. The function of classical studies is seen to be related largely to the development…

The role of language instruction in a changing society is scrutinized in this article. Enrollment trends in several subject areas are compared and reasons for the decline in English, mathematics, science, and languages are related to current student attitudes. Instructional objectives of language programs are criticized particularly for their…

This study attempts to determine the effect of sequential language programs on motivating students to remain enrolled in their programs. Two language programs in the State of Utah are compared in these areas: (1) philosophy of articulation, (2) sequence of courses, (3) textbooks used, (4) registration procedures, (5) statement of FLES program, (6)…

Seeking to answer the question of how language affects character by widening the learner's world, this article reviews in broad terms the present conditions in the study of foreign languages, reviews the attitudes of the "new student" in foreign languages, and challenges educators to consider new directions in the development of advanced placement…