Paper read at the ADFL meeting, December 26, 1972, New York, N.Y. (DS)

Focuses on the declining enrollment trends at the undergraduate level and expanding number of masters and doctoral programs at the graduate level of instruction. (RL)

A brief analysis is made of the teaching of Italian literature in the United States with special reference to course work and language proficiency in the doctoral program. Mention is made of the choice of texts in undergraduate language courses. (Text is in Italian.) (AM)

Panel held during the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 28-30, 1971. (DS)

Paper presented in Rome, Italy at the Annual Meeting of the Italian Linguistic Society on June 2, 1970. (DS)

The paper reviews the accomplishments of the Modern Language Association while underlining its shortcomings with regards to doctoral training and foreign language education. It calls for new foreign language programs and the restoration of relevant subjects in curricula, and stresses the need for foreign language training for Americans planning to…

In order to create more support for foreign language departments, this article suggests better communication with administration and less internal dissension. Courses should meet student needs and interests. Methods of increasing teaching positions and reducing the number of Ph.D. candidates are discussed. (CHK)

Takes a critical look at Ph.D. programs in foreign language departments, and suggests reduction of the number of programs, fortified criteria for entrance, and reduction of the number of TA's. It also comments on teaching standards for training TA's and a plan for TA training is outlined. (CLK)

A plea for a revision of methods used in graduate language programs, particularly Spanish, this article opposes admitting students to graduate programs for the purpose of obtaining teachers or filling up upper-level classes. Highly structured programs should be substituted with individualized, flexible ones. Testing should be revised. (SC)

MA and DML degrees offered by Middlebury College can be earned by spending a year abroad and a summer at Middlebury or three or four summers in Vermont. The programs are separate. The DML combines academic and professional training. The types of courses offered, language, literature, etc., are mentioned. (SC)

THE SPEECH SUMMARIZES THE REACTIONS OF THE MACALLISTER REPORT, "THE PREPARATION OF COLLEGE TEACHERS OF MODERN LANGUAGES," A 1963 STUDY SPONSORED BY THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION AND FUNDED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. DISCUSSED ARE THE VIEWS OF CRITICS WHO THOUGHT THE REPORT WENT TOO FAR IN ITS SUGGESTED REFORMS, PROGRAMS, AND…

A single Ph.D. program cannot be designed for candidates who will be either researchers and teachers. The solution is two different programs, one to serve each purpose. A plan for a Ph.D. research program in German is outlined. (CFM)

Collected here are ten unpublished work papers from a 1962 Seminar in Seattle, held for the purpose of evaluating the interdisciplinary needs of the doctoral candidate who is receiving special training to organize the teaching of foreign languages in schools and universities. Authors are Dwight L. Bolinger (linguistics), John B. Carroll (programed…

This special issue presents the speeches, surveys, and workshop reports of the University of Texas Conference on the Research Component of the Ph.D. in English and Foreign Languages held in Austin in December 1972. Also included are updated papers and reports from the Purdue University Conference on Graduate Education held earlier in 1972.…

Curricular changes at all levels of foreign language education provide alternate ways to provide valid learning experiences. There is new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction. A discussion of student learning styles concerns individualization,…