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Asada, Sarah R. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2019
The number of US students studying abroad has more than doubled since the turn of the twenty-first century, from 154,168 in 2000-2001 to 332,727 in 2016-2017 (Institute of International Education 2010, 2018). This exponential increase reflects the growing recognition by higher education institutions and the federal government on the importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Higher Education, Global Approach
Kite, Yuriko K.; Nunan, David – 1995
The origins and design of a framework for Japanese second language instruction and curriculum development, created for use in international schools in Japan, are described. The effort was part of a Japanese Language Project undertaken by the Japanese Council for International Schools and funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The guiding…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Olabode, Afolabi – 1995
An analysis of the trend in teaching African languages as a second or foreign language (AFL2) looks at patterns in the objectives of AFL2, teachers and learners, and instructional environments. Three basic program objectives in AFL2 are distinguished: language proficiency (basic conversation); language competence (close to native skills); and…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingual Education, Course Content, Cultural Context