The heart of this conference report is a series of papers and summaries of discussion on the following topics: (1) analysis of requirements for specific foreign language courses, (2) difficulties in language instruction research, (3) the establishment of language centers in all colleges and universities, (4) principles for the structure and organization of language centers, (5) study and test design in foreign language instruction, (6) criteria and provisions for the development of language teaching programs, and (7) the establishment of an information pool for language instruction programs in Constance. The rest of the report presents the following secondary information: (1) agenda and minutes of the plenary session, (2) a statement of organization and purpose for AKS, (3) a list of the group's permanent committees and their chairmen, (4) a roster of participants in the conference, (5) a short report on the work of the permanent committees prior to the workshop, and (6) the minutes of the first through fourth sessions of the permanent committees, held between November 1970 and September 1971. (RS)