--- Forwarded Message from [log in to unmask] (Maria Alvarez) --- >Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 02:40:10 -0500 >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >From: [log in to unmask] (Maria Alvarez) >Subject: Re: #4765 quantitative enrollment guidelines for foreign language classes ------------------ Caroline, Don't know if this will help, but our department has capped ALL foreign language classes at 20 which seems to be comfortable. It seems that this is a number that was researched. I came after its implementation, so I can't really say where the number came from (apart from common sense!). We have found that the ideal is 15-18 for quality conversation practice at the beginning levels. The administration supports our claims, maybe because we are a small, private (and expensive) university and "small class size" is a selling point :-) Good luck...nothing worse than an overcrowded entry level language class! New Year Cheers, Maria Alvarez Stetson University DeLand, FL