THIS REPORT, WHICH CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF STATISTICAL TABLES, IS THE SEVENTH IN A SERIES THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION SINCE PASSAGE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958. TAKEN COLLECTIVELY, THE REPORTS CHART THE COURSE TAKEN BY FOREIGN-LANGUAGE STUDY IN THE NATION'S HIGH SCHOOLS FROM 1958 TO THE…

This report lists all the language laboratories in West Germany as of 1969. The entries, arranged alphabetically by city, include the type of school, its name and address, the kind of laboratory, its manufacturer, and date of installation. Supplementary charts give a breakdown of the number of laboratories by state, type of school, and…

Findings are presented from the Teachers Language Skills Survey, the first national survey undertaken to estimate how many teachers currently employed in public schools have the backgrounds, experience, education, and skills needed to teach students with limited-English proficiency. Information was gathered on teachers teaching in the 1976-77…

AN INTERIM SURVEY DESIGNED TO SUPPLY STATISTICAL DATA TO ANYONE INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND EVALUATING FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS BY PERCENT OF HIGH SCHOOL POPULATION, BY LANGUAGES, AND BY LANGUAGE LEVELS ARE TABULATED. FOREIGN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS ARE LISTED ACCORDING TO THE…

This study of language instruction in junior colleges presents data for all foreign languages taught at some 490 schools. The principal languages covered in the survey are French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian. The body of the report consists of six charts which cover percent of enrollments by language (Fall 1961) and enrollment by…

The eighth in a series of statistical surveys conducted by the Modern Language Association, this 1965 study of 2,100 institutions of higher learning (junior and 4-year colleges as well as universities) presents, for the first time, enrollment data for all foreign languages. To provide background for the 1965 enrollment figures, data from previous…

STIMULATED BY THE NEED FOR A REVIVED INTEREST IN AND IMPROVEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN AUSTRALIA, THIS 1964 SURVEY, UNDERTAKEN AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL AS A SUPPLEMENT TO A SURVEY MADE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WAS DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE STATE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES, AND…

This study, the tenth in a series, presents college language registration and student contact hour data for all modern and classical language programs in the United States. The body of the report consists of 24 tables summarizing the data, and a directory of the 2,353 institutions that reported registrations in one or more foreign languages.…

A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 1,814 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB Latin Achievement Test during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs and charts, offer…

This report is based on a questionnaire survey sent in Spring 1971 to all state foreign language supervisors. In those cases where state totals were not available, questionnaires were sent directly to the school districts. An analysis of the compiled figures showed that in Fall 1970, the public secondary schools in the 7-12 range reported a…

This report presents 11 statistical tables classifying data collected in 1958 on foreign language offerings and enrollments in the high schools of the United States of America, grades 9-12. Comparisons with a similar study conducted in 1954 are made by percent and state rank. This survey treats: (1) total foreign language enrollments, (2)…

Thirteen statistical tables present information on foreign language offerings and enrollments in the United States of America and include: (1) total foreign language enrollments, (2) continuity of study trends, (3) high school offerings (percent offering foreign languages and state rank), (4) enrollments in Latin, French, German, Italian, Russian,…

This report is based on a questionnaire survey of all two-year and four-year colleges in the United States listed in the 1972-73 "Education Directory" (Part 3, Higher Education). Registrars at 2,614 institutions replied to the questionnaire; 2,419 reported registrations in one or more foreign languages. The fall 1972 survey shows a…

This study of foreign language enrollments in secondary schools quantitatively demonstrates the impact of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 on foreign language study through some 50 tables and charts. Ninth in the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) series, the report covers: (1) public secondary schools, (2) foreign languages,…

A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 5,382 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB French, Spanish, or German achievement tests during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs…