1981_11 The Daily Collegian November 1981

              Paga 12/Novnmbnr 6,1061 -Dally CoHagian
interest revives foreign languages
Staff Writer
A once dormant CSUF Foreign
Language Department has been brought
to life by a more practical attitude by
students toward language studies and
a new approach to teaching by the for¬
eign language professors, said Dr. Jose
Elgorriaga, department chairman.
Elgorriaga said that foreign language
enrollment has been steadily increasing
because many students from all areas of
study realize the advantages of learning
a foreign language to increase 10b op¬
portunities He said that many depart¬
ments   on   campus   are   beginning   to
recognize the importance of knowing a
foreign language, and, with their help,
the Foreign Language Department has
structured classes to fit the various
needs of the departments involved.
For example, a nursing major would
learn the terms that would be used in
the field in a foreign language, such as
-Where does it hurt?*
The professor said that some of the
other departments that are working With
the Foreign Language Department are
business, social work and agriculture.
Elgorriaga said that Spanish is the
most popular of the nine languages
taught at CSUF because of the location
of the San Joaquin Valley. The others
are Portuguese, Italian, French, Armen¬
ian, German, Russian and the old clas¬
sics, Latin and Creek.
He said that there is an increase in
student participation in the classics,
and that the beginning Creek course
has 20 students.
Elgorriaga, who speaks Spanish,
Basque, French and English, said that
agriculture majors would especially
benefit from knowing a foreign language
because of the status the valley holds in
agriculture throughout the United States
and the world. He said the field of agri¬
culture can involve traveling around
the world and that foreign language
knowledge would make a trip that much
Elgorriaga, who has been teaching at
CSUF for 20 years, said there is a draw¬
back to that, however.
'America is considered the leader in
foreign politics and economics,* he said.
"Anyone who wants to deal with the
United States must learn English.*
He said this makes an acceptable
crutch for people^not to learn a for¬
eign language.
Elgorriaga said that there are two
reasons for the rise of student involve¬
ment in foreign languages. He said the
first is a move by the high schools to get
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Music
By Bret Kotlord
Elvis Costello is 'Almost Blue'
Who da thunk it? Four years ago when
Elvis Costello surfaced in England'as
an angry, neurotically brilliant rock and
roller, no one with any trace of sanity
would have ever imagined that he would
be, four years later, a country musician,
and a traditionalist at that.
Costello showed very little inkling
toward country music through his ear¬
liest work. But in the late seventies, he
began to write a few tunes of a distinctly
country style. Songs like "Radio Sweet¬
heart* recorded by Carlene Carter (of
the famous Carter-Cash family) and
Stranger In The House* showed Costello
had a feeling and talent for country
In 1979 Elvis appeared on an album
called George Jones, My Very Special
Guests. Also appearing on this disc were
such country heavyweights as Tammy
Wynette, Johnny Paycheck, Willie
Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris and Waylon
Jennings, all singing duets with country
music's legendary talent and bad boy,
Ceorge   Jones.   Costello's   duet   with
George was Elvis's composition 'Stran¬
ger In The House,* which made a mild
dent in the country charts.
Elvis Costello also appeared on a
cable TV special last summer, once
again with Jones, called 'Ceorge Jones
With His Very Special Friends. "Many of
the same country luminaries appeared
but in my prejudiced opinion Costello's
segment was the highlight.
Elvis sang two old country favorites:
She's Cot You* by Patsy Cllne, and
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down' by
Merle Haggard, and was Joined by
Ceorge Jones for a pair of duets. Seeing
these two men from such diverse back¬
grounds. In musldal harmony on stage,
was quite a moment.
About the same time over the
summer came word that Costello was
going to release an album of solely
country music. This was no surprise. The
surprise was the announcement that
there would be no original material from
one of the most prolific  songwriters
Almost Blue, Elvis's country album,
was released about a week ago. Costello
fans shouldn't be distressed. Although
it's country, it's still very distinctively
Elvis, and to Costello's non-wavering
admirers that's all that's important.
But Is this a good country album? As
only a casual (but appreciative) country
listener, it would be very presumptuous
of me to make a judgment. So I asked a
friend of mine who programs a local
country station what he thought about
I asked Bob Mitchell, music director
at KFRY, what he thought of Almost
Blue. Mitchell said 'Outstanding, just
really, really excellent. It's really great
that he got Billy Sherill to produce the
record. Elvis has always said Ceorge
Jones was one of his idols, and that gave
he and Sherill a reference point. And
Billy Sherill is the type of person who
if he goes to the people at Billboard
(magazine) and says 'this one's a hit',
they believe it.'
Mitchell   said   he- would   definitely
program three songs Into KFRY's
rotation, 'Too Far Cone,* 'Sittln'
and Thinkin" and *A Good Year For
The Roses.'
'I really like the slow stuff,* said
Mitchell. 'It's really good country, but
I don't like the fast stuff as much on a
couple things.
'His voice has that unique quality, a "
cry in his voice, that's just right for
country. The only reason he might not
break big is he hasn' t paid his dues, and
country people want you to pay dues,*
he said.
But as an unabashed Costello fan,
enjoyed Almost Blue I didn't par¬
ticularly like a couple of song choices,
particularly *So Blue* by'faying Burrito
Brother Cram Parsons, and also 'Why
Don't You Love Me.'
Costello can write songs better than
these two numbers at the slightest
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