Perspectives on Proficiency: Curriculum & Instruction. Dimension: Language '84-'85. Report on the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (1984 and 1985).

Selected papers from the 1984 and 1985 meetings of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching include: "Perspectives on Proficiency: 1985"; "Developmental Stages in Functional Language Proficiency"; "Cultural Understanding, Oral Proficiency, and Study Abroad: Getting It All Together"; "Developing Functional Proficiency in Writing"; "The Proficiency-Based German Class: Experiences and Perspectives"; "The Study of Latin in American Schools: Success and Crisis"; "Foreign Language and International Studies: Past, Present, and Future"; "Curriculum Framework for Foreign Language Education in the State of Florida"; "Proficiency Guided Business Units in High School Foreign Language Classes"; "A Commercial Spanish Sequence at the Post-Secondary Level: Objectives, Curriculum, and Resources"; "The Ultimate Curriculum Guide Outline: From Philosophy to Test Items"; "Targeting the Target Language: A Teacher Reflects"; "Increasing Student Participation in the Foreign Language Class"; "Making Language Study Real: Skill Development with Authentic Language Samples"; "Trivial Pursuit in the Foreign Language Classroom"; "Reversing the Role of the Foreign Language Lab: From Practice to Presentation"; and "The Computer in the Foreign Language Classroom: 'Mogwai' or Gremlin?" (MSE)