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)

Address delivered at a meeting of the Modern Language Section of the Tennessee Education Association on March 26, 1971. (DS)

The number of students studying modern languages has declined, and the number reading classics at British universities has declined dramatically. Classics departments that adapt to changing conditions by offering programs such as Classical Studies, including a high proportion of nonlanguage courses, are able to survive. (JMD)

Describes the efforts undertaken at Slippery Rock State College to bring foreign languages to the public's attention. These include festivals, programs for high school students, programs for local chambers of commerce and service organizations, clubs, conferences, and the development of an international business degree for foreign language…

As part of the Goals Clarification topic of the 1975 Northeast Conference, a workshop entitled "The Non-Major Foreign Language Student" was presented. This article contains the workshop's most salient ideas, presented at a time when foreign-language study is in considerable jeopardy at all levels. Offerings are being limited, and highly qualified…

The German department of the University of California at Berkeley initiated this year a new series of programs for beginning and intermediate students, partially in response to the abolition of the foreign language requirement. This report describes the four options called: (1) the Basic Course, (2) the Intensive Course, (3) the Course Emphasizing…

This volume contains two papers, "German Studies in America," by Volkmar Sander, and "Historicism, Marxism, Structuralism: Ideas for German Culture Courses," by Heinz D. Osterle. The first paper discusses the position of German studies in the United States today. The greatest challenge comes from low enrollments; therefore,…