Why students do not study Russian anymore

[Elena Kobzeva]

Dear Collegues,

Righ now am doing a Program Review for Russian.
There was and there is a decine in interest to learn Russian.
In our college we try to do our best to keep the Russian progam alive. Is spite of all the efforts we make, we were only able to open Russian 1 last semester(fall 1999) and we could not get enough people for Russian 2.  It's very sed. Isn't it?  I would like to find out how other colleges and universties deal with the same problem.  In your opinion, why students do not study Russian anymore? Any comments, suggestions are welcome.
A few years ago there was an articule  in N.Y. Times(may be I am not wrong)about this issue. May be somebody still have it. Please can you fax it to me.
Please email me off the list.
Elena Kobzeva-Herzog
tel:(909) 222-8287
fax:(909)2228149
email:elenakh at rccd.cc.ca.us

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