CONTENTS

From the Editor

PERSPECTIVES ON THE PROFESSION

Highlights of the MLA's 1987–89 Survey: Characteristics of Foreign Language Curricula

Characteristics of College and University Foreign Language Curricula: Findings from the MLA's 1987–89 Survey
Bettina J. Huber

English Department Reforms at the Hautes Etudes Commerciales: Entering the Nineties
Daniel Shanahan

Foreign Language, the Classics, and College Admissions
Richard A. LaFleur

PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES

Assigning New TAs to Second-Year Courses: Are TA Development Programs Adequate?
Sally Sieloff Magnan

The Applied Foreign Language Component at Saint Olaf College: An Update
Norman Watt

Institutional Structure and a Proficiency-Based Language Requirement
Roger Allen

AMONG COLLEAGUES

Faculty Development and Enlightened Self-Interest
Renée Waldinger

Please Give Your Iguana a Diamond Collar
Harriet S. Turner