Factors contributing to the renaissance of Italian and the goals of students who study the language are discussed. Alternatives to rote learning in the classroom and ways to generate interest in Italian in the community are suggested. (SW)

Text of an address delivered at the Simcoe County Professional Development Day, Barrie, Ontario, February 16, 1973. (RL)

This report gives the results of a 1977 survey of foreign language registrations in colleges and universitites in the United States carried out by the Modern Language Association. (CFM)

The 1974 Survey of Foreign Language Registrations in United States Institutions of Higher Education, conducted by the Modern Language Association, is described here. (RM)

Reasons that foreign languages have both cultural and pragmatic-vocational contributions are discussed. Reasons for the decline in foreign language study in Australia and ways to reverse the present trends are presented. (SW)

Extracts are given from the 78-page survey which deals with the changing pattern of enrollments in university language courses and with changes in range, structure and orientation of university language courses. An address from which the full report may be obtained is given. (RM)

Information is provided about enrollment rates in the less commonly taught language classes. An innovative language education method, the Self-Instructional Language Program (SILP), is described. (SW)

Lobbyists should be paid to stimulate greater government and business interest in foreign language enrollment trends. A nationwide radio and television campaign should be launched to inform the American public of the value of learning a foreign language. (SW)

Links the decline in foreign language enrollments to the general decline in education in the liberal arts. (AM)

This article reports on a survey to determine the demand for foreign language skills in business in Illinois, to define the characteristics of foreign language use by Illinois business firms, and to determine the foreign language skills being developed in Illinois primary and secondary schools, and colleges. (CLK)

This article reports on the results of a 1974 survey conducted by the foreign language staff of the Modern Language Association concerning foreign language enrollments in American colleges, universities and junior colleges. Both general percentages and percentages concerning French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and other languages are given.…

This report on the status of German study in Iowa schools shows some increase in the period 1968-1975. The study surveyed teaching assignments, teacher preparation, language labs, class size, teachers' command of German, and trends at colleges and universities. Teachers' comments on enrollment are included. (CHK)

The decline in student enrollment in high school and college language programs is seen to be linked directly with student attitudes toward their classroom experiences in foreign language programs. Suggestions concerning teaching techniques for improving student motivation are discussed, and methods which involve the student personally as an active…

The Department of Germanic Languages at the University of Texas at Austin has developed a language program in which students are trained in listening and reading comprehension before practicing production. The main objective was to improve student attitudes and reduce attrition between semesters. (SW)

The poor outlook for foreign language teaching is discussed, and ways of combating the trend through public relations and publicity efforts are presented. (HP)