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Grittner, Frank M., Ed. – 1980
The following articles on second language learning are collected here: (1) "Second-Language Study: Historical Background and Current Status" by Kenneth D. Chastain; (2) "The Value of Second-Language Learning" by Gilbert A. Jarvis; (3) "Psychology and Linguistics as Bases for Language Pedagogy" by Wilga M. Rivers; (4) "Differentiation of Language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Futures (of Society)
Cleve, John Van; Willson, A. Leslie – 1993
This book addresses the problem of the future of Germanics as a field of study at colleges and universities in the United States. It is noted that the study of Germanics has been losing tens of thousands of students for the past 25 years, that this slide downward is no longer attracting enough attention from the Germanics community, and if it…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, German, German Literature
Garcia Laborda, Jesus – Online Submission, 2004
It seems irrefutable that the world is progressing in concert with computer science. Educational applications and projects for first and second language acquisition have not been left behind. However, currently it seems that the reputation of completely computer-based language learning courses has taken a nosedive, and, consequently there has been…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning