|
# of Years of foreign language completed in high school |
% of Frosh |
% Estimate can score 4-5 on AP or place out via Rice exam |
Estimated # of frosh testing out of lang. |
Estimated # of frosh needing more lang. instruction |
Estimated # of Semesters of Instruction Needed |
Minimum Instruction Most Likely to be Needed |
|
4th year 2nd sem: |
51% 14% |
80% |
265 |
66 |
1 |
FLAC course in student's area or study abroad or summer, or 1 course |
|
4th year 1st sem: |
3% 30% |
60% |
12 |
8 |
1 |
FLAC course in student's area or study abroad or summer, or 1 course |
|
3rd year 2nd sem: |
30% 9% |
10% |
20 |
176 |
1 to 2 |
FLAC course or study abroad or summer study, or 1-2 courses |
|
3rd year 1st sem: |
2% 33%* |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
(1 course + study abroad) or (1 course + summer study) or 2 courses |
|
2nd year 2nd sem: |
14% 5% |
0 |
0 |
91 |
2 to 3 |
2 courses + FLAC course or 2 courses + summer course or 1 course + study abroad |
|
Total |
|
|
297 |
354 |
|
|
*33% of 2% of a sample of 313 students really means 2 out of 6 students in the cohort - the numbers are too small to be significant.
Given current resources, some of the above students can be placed in existing language classes. It is estimated, however, that additional sections of foreign language courses would have to be offered -- all of them at the 2nd year level and 2/3 of them in Spanish. To teach these courses, 3 additional lecturers or their equivalent would be hired. No additional tenure track faculty are needed.
Last Updated on 10/14/98
By Priscilla Jane Huston
Email: pjh@rice.edu