Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, and Spanish Enrollments (1990 - 2007): Language, Year, Re-enrollments, and Academic Field

Although Japanese and English are the primary languages of instruction at ICU, what will in this paper be labeled “Other Languages” have also been taught, and some for several decades: Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. This is the first paper to appear in the LRB since its inception in 1986 that has dealt with the Other Languages as a group. The focus here is on student enrollments in relation to four variables: (a) language (e.g., Korean vs. Russian), (b) year (e.g., 1990 vs. 2007), (c) academic division or field (e.g., Humanities vs. Education), and (d) re-enrollment (e.g., enrollments in Spanish 2 after Spanish 1). The purpose here was not to interpret or discuss the results, but to retrieve, organize, and present data in a form that others might conveniently refer to, interpret, and discuss when reflecting on the histories and possible futures of Other Languages at ICU.