Suggests that in certain regions of the country such as Iowa, two foreign language goals should take precedence over the goal of language proficiency in elementary schools: (1) to introduce children to other languages and cultures, and (2) to show that they can learn to communicate successfully in another language. (SED)

Decries the lack of attention to second language learning in the American public schools. Contrasts language study in the United States to that in other countries. (FL)

Describes experiment at Trinity College in Dublin in teaching Russian to future language teachers with objectives of sensitizing future teachers to problems of language learners and research. (BK)

Reports the results of six elementary school Latin instructional programs which have produced solid results in children's language and reading performance. Discusses the importance of Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES. (BF/JH)

Describes the Language Minority Crossover Student Project at Bergen Community College (BCC), New Jersey. BCC serves large numbers of immigrants and children of immigrants in the New York City metropolitan area. The project addressed emerging issues related to testing, policy, advisement, pedagogy, and supplemental instruction. (Contains 11…

Provides a synoptic history of African language programming in the United States and follows with an exploration of the design, properties, and national impact of a National African language Resource Center. (Author/VWL)

In an attempt to address diversity, students at the University of California established a task force in 1991 to promote German among students from underrepresented groups. This report outlines the major objectives and achievements of the task force in its first year. (four references) (Author/LB)

A professionally oriented language course at the University of New South Wales (Australia) is described that is designed for students who have studied German in high school and wish to continue studying it to enhance their employment prospects. Both linguistic proficiency and German business culture are emphasized. (LB)

Describes the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) School of Languages (for non-English languages). Training is available in eight languages; students are hand-picked volunteers. Staff include Australian service personnel and nationals of the target countries. (SM)

This participant observer report reviews research on how dyslexia complicates learning a second language, a description of how dyslexia has affected educational experiences, personal experiences learning a foreign language, and recommendations to individuals with dyslexia who are faced with fulfilling a foreign language requirement and their…

Discusses a National Foreign Language Center survey of 240 randomly-selected higher-education Spanish programs on the availability and the nature of programming for heritage speakers of Spanish. The survey queried the need for such programming and challenges to meeting needs of heritage learners. Results are discussed. (Author/VWL)

Gives an account of the challenges, obstacles, and successes involved in the process of merging an English and a foreign language department at Mansfield University n Pennsylvania. (Author/VWL)

Investigated the effects of written input enhancement and text length on college students' second-language comprehension and intake. First-year Spanish students were exposed to one of four conditions with enhanced and non-enhanced short and long text. Exposing students to short authentic reading materials facilitated reading comprehension but not…

Seeks to guide language program coordinators in the creation of a teaching assistant (TA) handbook on logistics and administrative duties in second and foreign language programs at the university level. (Author/VWL)

The conflicting pressures of supply and demand often raise significant challenges for providers of languages for adults. Numbers of learners are inconveniently patchy, trends in take-up often short lived and provision vulnerable due to funding pressures. This makes institution-based curriculum planning very precarious. The answer, it seems more…