Definition: LAC is the name given to a family of curricular models through which students can use their foreign language skills in courses in other disciplines. It implies the collaboration of foreign languages faculty with colleagues from other fields. Faculty involved in LAC is committed to blingualism as a worthy educational goal and to the belief that multicultural and multilingual approaches to all disciplines not only are enriching but obligatory in a multicultural and global society. As many as 40 institutions of all types have developed LAC programs -small liberal arts colleges, private and public colleges and universities; among the pioneers are Brown U, U of Connecticut, St. Olaf College, Dickinson College, Agnes Scott College, among others.