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Not What It Used to Be: The Future of Spanish Language Teaching
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Colburn, Heather L. – Hispania, 2017
Since 1970, higher education in general, and Spanish departments in particular, have experienced a seismic shift, with skyrocketing student enrollment and dramatic increases in the numbers of non-tenure-track faculty. While contingent faculty numbers have continued to rise since 2000, over the past several years, enrollments in college-level…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
"Bypassing the Traditional Leadership: Who's Minding the Store?" Response to Dorothy James.
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Berman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Foreign Language Enrollments in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 1995.
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Brod, Richard; Huber, Bettina J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Presents the results of the Modern Language Association's fall 1995 survey of foreign language registrations in American institutes of higher education. Results are presented in tabular form and are broken down by grade level, language studied, and comparison with prior years. The survey contains data on commonly and less commonly taught…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Language Enrollment
The MLA's 1991-92 Survey of PhD Placement: The Latest Foreign Language Findings and Trends through Time.
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Huber, Bettina J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1994
Twenty figures and tables illustrate the findings of the Modern Language Association's survey of doctoral graduate placements. Areas covered include PhD degrees granted, placement of 1991-92 PhDs, changes through time, and placement for individual degree programs. (three references) (LB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study
Highlights of the MLA's 1990 Survey: Recent and Anticipated Growth in Foreign Language Doctoral Programs.
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ADFL Bulletin, 1993
Findings on foreign language programs are reported from the 1990 Modern Language Association survey in these areas: institutional and departmental characteristics, applicants, enrollments, plans for enlarging graduate programs, numbers of doctorates granted, and courses offered in the target language. (LB)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Second Language Programs, Doctoral Programs, Enrollment
The Tense Situation of Slavic: Past, Present, Future.
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Cooper, Henry R., Jr. – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Discusses the challenges and difficulties of Slavic languages, a field that is notoriously cyclical and is currently at the bottom of a cycle. The article chronicles the history of Slavic studies in relation to political developments since World War II, draws parallels between current trends in Slavic and other modern language programs, and sees…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Recent and Anticipated Growth in Foreign Language Doctoral Programs: Findings from the MLA's 1990 Survey.
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Huber, Bettina J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1993
Narrative and tabular data from the 1990 Modern Language Association survey are provided on the status of foreign language programs. Findings are reported for institutional and departmental characteristics, applicants, enrollments, plans for enlarging graduate programs, numbers of doctorates granted, courses offered in the target language, and…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Second Language Programs, Doctoral Programs, Enrollment
Must We Always Be In Crisis?
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Lindenberger, Herbert – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
A discussion of enrollment variability and faculty hiring in college second-language departments looks at issues in how institutions handle staffing policy, graduate student admissions, offering graduate students a realistic picture of postgraduation employment prospects, and the master-apprentice relationship of the faculty member and graduate…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Departments
Unions between Foreign Language and Business: British Patterns.
Scott, James Calvert – 1991
Traditional British attitudes toward foreigners, which are now being challenged by current economic realities, and the increasing internationalization of British business, which magnifies the need for employees to communicate effectively with people from other countries and cultures, are discussed. A brief overview is provided that covers recent…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries
From "Hujambo" to "Molo": Study of and Interest in African Languages among African Americans.
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Smitherman, Geneva – 1996
A study investigated the nature and extent of African American interest in African languages. Data were gathered in (1) an informal telephone survey of selected universities having an African American studies department and/or a sizeable number of Black students, and African-centered public schools, and (2) a survey of 234 African Americans and…
Descriptors: African Languages, Age Differences, Blacks, College Second Language Programs