Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Language Proficiency | 2 |
| Race | 2 |
| Second Language Learning | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| Cultural Awareness | 1 |
| Educational Finance | 1 |
| French | 1 |
| German | 1 |
| Immigration | 1 |
| Language Attitudes | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Modern Language Journal | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Social Survey | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkRivers, William P.; Robinson, John P. – Modern Language Journal, 2012
We present results of 2006 and 2008 replications of the 2000 General Social Survey (GSS), which included nine questions on languages other than English (LOEs) spoken (Robinson, Rivers, & Brecht, 2006). In 2000, 26% claimed they could speak another language, with 10% saying they could speak it "very well." In 2000, foreign language…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Student Attitudes, National Security, Second Language Learning
Robinson, John P.; Rivers, William P.; Brecht, Richard D. – Modern Language Journal, 2006
With President George W. Bush's unprecedented call in January 2006 to expand the foreign language capacity of the United States, it has become clear that languages other than English (LOE) are of great interest to public policy in the United States. Yet the language capacity of the United States remains poorly documented. The 2000 General Social…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Language Proficiency, Public Policy, Correlation
