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Reynolds, Nedra – Liberal Education, 2019
At a time when language programs around the United States are in crisis--the University of Rhode Island's Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures is realigning its curriculum to emphasize proficiency and intercultural competence within a strong liberal arts context. The result of the department's recent initiatives? More than…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Departments
Martin, Anne L. – 1989
Two Australian language curriculum development projects are discussed: the Australian Language Levels (ALL) Project and the National Assessment Framework for Languages at Senior Secondary Level (NAFLSSL). While distinct, both projects are closely linked. Each project was launched in 1985 in a favorable climate and in response to cost, enrollment,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Italian
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Donato, Clorinda – ADFL Bulletin, 1995
Describes how the Department of Romance, German, and Russian Languages and Literatures at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), secured sponsorship for several Italian classes threatened by budget cuts from local and national Italian cultural organizations. The collaboration also helped make the CSULB Italian program more responsive to…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Curriculum Development, Fund Raising, Higher Education
Grosse, Christine Uber; And Others – 1992
A study investigated: (1) the average language proficiency level as determined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) attained by 271 college seniors majoring in 6 languages (Spanish, French, Russian, German, Japanese, Italian); (2) current and projected uses of the ACTFL OPI by…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Seniors, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
Wadden, Jerry M. – 1992
The Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools foreign language program for K-12 is described and evaluated. The evaluation report focuses on six areas, including: (1) school district mission and philosophy of foreign language instruction; (2) context (state policies and standards, foreign language program overview and enrollment, fiber-optic communication…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Chinese, Curriculum Development
Berney, Tomi D.; De Megret, Wendy – 1989
In the first year of a 3-year funding cycle, Project Go-For-It, a multisite bilingual education project, provided instructional and support services to 292 gifted and talented limited-English-proficient speakers of Haitian Creole/French, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian at 3 high schools. The project's aim was to provide individualized…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Counseling, Chinese