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Kuntz, Patricia S. – 1993
Since the enactment of the 1958 National Defense Education Act, funded universities have provided African language instruction at the postsecondary level. With an increased interest in the less commonly taught languages (LCT) demonstrated by the 1988 Foreign Language Assistance Act, several African Studies Center universities provide instruction…
Descriptors: African Languages, African Studies, Black Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Kuntz, Patricia S. – 1993
The promotion of foreign language instruction and learning has been the objective of three national legislative acts: National Defense Education Act, Foreign Language Assistance Act, and National Security Education Act. Following these enactments, the Department of Education and the Department of Defense have dispensed appropriations to meet the…
Descriptors: African Languages, African Studies, Arabic, Black Studies