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| Modern Language Journal | 5 |
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| Di Pietro, Robert J. | 1 |
| Galloway, Vicki B. | 1 |
| Herschensohn, Julia | 1 |
| Morain, Genelle | 1 |
| Woloshin, David J. | 1 |
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| Information Analyses | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedGalloway, Vicki B. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Discusses the state of foreign language teaching in the secondary schools over the past 30 years and offers speculations on its future. (EKN)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Modern Language Curriculum, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMorain, Genelle – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Discusses the place of culture in the second language curriculum and describes some techniques and materials which have been developed over the past two decades to teach culture, as well as the kinds of materials that are still needed. (EKN)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Instructional Materials, Modern Language Curriculum
Peer reviewedWoloshin, David J. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Reviews various aspects of the undergraduate foreign language curriculum over the past decade and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of that curriculum. Outlines the best and worst scenarios which could occur during the next 10 years and suggests means which can assure that undergraduate foreign language education will meet future needs. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Modern Language Curriculum
Peer reviewedDi Pietro, Robert J.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Uses data from a survey of 326 centers of foreign language education to discuss (1) what kinds of courses and specializations are being offered, (2) how the curriculum is meeting the changing needs of the nation, and (3) what future development can be realistically anticipated. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Futures (of Society), Graduate Study, Job Placement
Peer reviewedHerschensohn, Julia – Modern Language Journal, 1990
Reexamines the theoretical presuppositions of current pedagogical second-language approaches, and questions certain assumptions that have been generally accepted. It is shown that the lack of a theoretical base for current approaches has led to weaknesses in second-language acquisition philosophy, language curriculum structuring, and the role of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition
