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Back Matter January 1988
ADFL Membership Data
The following table breaks down the membership in the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages according to type of institution and type of department. The larger-grouping classification includes, for example, divisions of communication and departments teaching both English and foreign languages. Examples of dual-language departments are Spanish and Portuguese or Chinese and Japanese. The category language groups covers departments of Slavic languages, Romance languages, and so forth. The general classification trend shows that larger groups and departments of modern or foreign languages are most prevalent at two-year institutions. BA- and MA-granting institutions offer language instruction most often in departments of modern or foreign languages, whereas PhD departments are more likely to have departments of single or dual languages or of language groups. For further information, write or call Cheryl A. Demharter, Director, ADFL, 10 Astor Pl., New York, NY 10003-6981; (212) 614-6319.
Foreign Language Departments of ADFL Members, 1986–87
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Total
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Larger
Grouping
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Foreign or
Modern Languages
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Single
Language
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Dual
Language
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Languages
Groups
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Two-year colleges
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38
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17
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(44.7%)
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20
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(52.6%)
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1
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(2.6%)
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0
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(0%)
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0
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(0%)
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BA-granting institutions
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456
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41
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(9.0%)
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300
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(65.8%)
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63
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(13.8%)
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21
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(4.6%)
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31
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(6.8%)
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MA-granting institutions
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154
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14
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(9.1%)
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82
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(53.2%)
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10
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(6.5%)
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12
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(7.8%)
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36
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(23.4%)
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PhD-granting institutions
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226
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16
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(7.1%)
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24
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(10.6%)
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45
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(19.9%)
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45
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(19.9%)
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96
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(42.5%)
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Non-degree-granting institutions (includes Defense Language Inst.)
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55
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3
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(5.5%)
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5
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(9.1%)
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38
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(69.1%)
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1
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(1.8%)
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8
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(14.5%)
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Nondepartmental members
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14
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Unknown
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11
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Total Membership
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954
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ACTFL Survey of Foreign Language Enrollments in Public Secondary Schools
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) survey on foreign language enrollments in public secondary schools reveals that the percentage of ninth- through twelfth-grade public school students enrolled in foreign language courses increased by almost ten percent from fall 1982 to fall 1985. More than 99% of students enrolled in foreign language classes in grades seven through twelve were studying French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish, with Spanish remaining the most popular language. These and other facts are published in the “Report on Foreign Language Enrollment in Public Secondary Schools, Fall 1985,” the fifteenth in a series of surveys conducted since 1958. Languages, numbers, and percentages are presented in twelve tables, most of which are broken down by grade level and state. The report attributes the revival of foreign language study in the public schools to such factors as recommendations by national education commissions and studies, the reinstatement of foreign language entrance and graduation requirements in colleges and universities, state mandates to include more math, science, and foreign language instruction in high schools and teacher-education programs, and the economic need to increase foreign trade. For a copy of the enrollment survey, write to ACTFL, 579 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706. A full report on the survey was published in the October 1987 issue of Foreign Language Annals , the professional journal of ACTFL.
United States and People's Republic of China Cultural Exchange Agreement
In May 1987, Charles Z. Wick, director of the United States Information Agency, and Han Xu, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States, signed an agreement to continue the 1979 US-PRC Cultural Exchange agreement, which has provided a framework for government-sponsored exchanges between the United States and China in culture, journalism, and broadcasting. The new accord allows for exchanges of artists, writers, translators, publishers, printing technicians, and Voice of America and Radio Beijing personnel and journalists; exchanges between libraries, archives, museums, and environmental protection agencies; and exchanges of performing arts groups, art exhibits, films, and television programs. For more information, write or call Lois Herrmann, USIA, Washington, DC 20547; (202) 485-2355.
USIA University Affiliations Grants
The United States Information Agency has awarded twenty-four University Affiliations Grants to support the exchange of faculty and staff members of United States and foreign higher education institutions in 1988. Grants have been made for all regions of the world and in fields including area studies, literature, and journalism. The University Affiliations Program was established through the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (the Fulbright-Hays Act) of 1961, which is intended “to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries … and thus to assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations between the United States and the other countries of the world.” Grants may be used to support travel and maintenance expenses; home institutions must maintain their faculty and staff members on full salary and benefits during the exchange. Complete guidelines for submission of University Affiliation proposals appear every fall in the Federal Register. For further information, write or call William Dant, Coordinator, University Affiliations Program (E/AS), USIA, 301 4th St., SW, Washington, DC 20547; (202) 485-8489.
© 1988 by the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages. All Rights Reserved.
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