This collection of papers is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Changing Patterns: Curricular Implications," includes "Basic Assumptions Revisited: Today's French and Spanish Students at a Large Metropolitan University" (Gail Guntermann, Suzanne Hendrickson, and Carmen de Urioste) and "Le Francais et Mort, Vive le Francais: Rethinking the Function of French" (H. Jay Siskin, Mark A. Knowles, and Robert L. Davis). Part 2, "Changing Patterns: Student Populations," includes "Do German Students Hold Gender Biases about Their TAs?" (Monika Chavez); "Teaching Chinese to the Chinese: The Development of an Assessment and Instructional Model" (Scott McGinnis); "Students Classified as Learning Disabled and the College Foreign Language Requirement: A Case Study of One University" (Richard L. Sparks, Lois Philips, and Leonore Ganschow); "Changing Demographics in Foreign Language Study and the Impact Upon Two-Year Colleges: A Case Study from Georgia" (Carol A. Wilkerson); and "Communication Policy for a Unique Bilingual Community: The National Technical Institute for the Deaf" (Christine Monikowski and Donna E. Gustina). Part 3, "Pedagogical Models," includes "The Foreign Language Class: A Forum for Intercultural Communication" (Gloria Sawicki) and "A Cognitive Model for the Teaching of the Literary Elements in the Second-Year Language Class" (Joan F. Turner and Glynis Cowell). (Papers contain references.) (SM)