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Foreign Languages on the Campus: Room for Improvement

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The 1980s witnessed substantial increases in enrollments in foreign language courses at American universities. Adjusted to take account of various factors, however, these increases are far from impressive and leave universities more monolingual than in the 1960s. Federal options for improving this are limited, but state and campus-based initiatives hold much promise. Generally, the emphasis should be on developing mastery by reducing attrition rather than on merely increasing gross enrollments at the introductory level.

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  • S. Frederick Starr, 1994. "Foreign Languages on the Campus: Room for Improvement," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 532(1), pages 138-148, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:532:y:1994:i:1:p:138-148
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716294532001010
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