The Linguistic Landscape (LL) is a relatively new field which draws from several disciplines such as applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and cultural geography. According to Landry and Bourhis (1997),"the language of public road signs, advertising billboards, street names, place names, commercial shop…

Schools in America, especially in communities far from urban centers, are working harder to find highly qualified and culturally proficient staff to prepare students successfully for an increasingly interconnected world. Apart from offering teachers more professional development and hiring educators with international travel experience, public…

Explains that the primary objectives of the South Carolina/Spain Visiting Teachers Program were to: meet the greater demand for Spanish teachers; provide qualified native speakers; provide students with a linguistically and culturally rich education; and actively participate in cross-cultural activities. Explains characteristics of the South…

As part of a student exchange between a French and a Spanish college, students produced four photo-novels, one by the French group and one by the Spanish, each in both French and Spanish versions. The unique aspect of this project was that most of the communication between the two student groups was by videotaped "letters." (MSE)

Highlights one elementary school's experiences with foreign languages. The school joined a student exchange program with Italy, introducing Italian lessons into some classes. Spanish classes were soon added. Italian and American students communicated as pen pals and visited each other's countries. This successful foreign-language program has…

Describes a one-week experiment with a teacher exchange program involving the foreign language departments of two colleges, as a means to encourage faculty growth and development of new attitudes. Relates the details of the arrangements made, comments on teachers' reactions and students' evaluation of the exchange. (MES)

Describes a teacher exchange program between the University of Cincinnati and a high school where the high school Spanish teacher observed the university foreign-language-methods instructor teaching the Spanish class. Idea sharing was encouraged between the two teachers. (CB)

Oregon's low requirements for foreign language instruction at the secondary school level have caused Oregon students to place well below the national average in foreign language preparation, according to this report. The Oregon Governor's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, created in 1980, recommended substantial increases…

The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annually presents the Melba Woodruff Award to an exemplary foreign language program in the nation. This year at the ACTFL conference in Baltimore, MD, the Eisenhower International School received this award for its outstanding immersion programs. International student exchanges at the…

When asked by the business department for a language component for its new area of concentration in international business, the modern language department of a small liberal arts college capitalized on a recently devised competence-based curriculum. The curriculum, established in the college's general education curriculum as an alternate track to…