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Perkins, Jean A. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Discusses the importance of the humanities, particularly language study, to the pursuit of knowledge. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Higher Education, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
Peer reviewedMorot-Sir, Edouard – French Review, 1970
Descriptors: Activism, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Humanities
Anderson, Charlotte – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Discusses the future of the humanities in American institutions of higher learning, including the role of elementary and secondary schools in raising academic standards. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Core Curriculum, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Marshall, Goeffrey – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Provides an overview of findings from a general survey of applications to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and describes NEH's activity in the area of language instruction. (AM)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Educational Trends, Federal Programs
Woodruff, Neal – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (Special Joint Issue with Bulletin of the Assn. of Depts. of English, No. 50 Sep 76), 1976
The problem of employment for Ph.D.'s in modern languages is discussed in terms of enrollment and employment statistics, attitudinal causes, and suggested remedies. (RM)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Employment Opportunities, English Departments, Enrollment Trends
Cormier, Raymond J. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humanities, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Peer reviewedSchindler, Rodlyn Abt – Unterrichtspraxis, 1978
A television course on the Faust legend, a segment of interdisciplinary humanities study, is described. The course is part of the University Studies/Weekend College Program of the College of Lifelong Learning at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, which offers a general studies degree program for adults. (SW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Language Programs, Educational Television, Higher Education
Greer, Sammye C. – ADE Bulletin, 1978
Argues against the attitude that "there's nothing you can do" with a major in English; outlines the advantages of an education in English that involves intensive and extensive study of language and literature and that prepares students for living and working as educated humanists. (GW)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English Departments, English Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHaines, Charles – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1978
One studies Italian for the same reason one studies any language--to become educated. Even more than for art and music, Italian is necessary for literature. Dante must be read, and in the original. Further, we study Italian to know our cultural roots and heritage. (AMH)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Culture, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
Anderson, Charlotte – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
Links the decline in foreign language enrollments to the general decline in education in the liberal arts. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
Friedlander, Jack – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
This study sought to: determine foreign language enrollments compared to total humanities and total college enrollments in two-year institutions; examine foreign language course offerings in 1975 and 1977; and determine if institutional size is related to the range of foreign languages offered. (SW)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Community Colleges, Courses, Enrollment
Bono, James D. – Mod Lang J, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Humanities, Language Instruction
Moravcsik, Julius; Juilland, Alphonse – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1977
The study of foreign languages in the liberal arts curriculum is defended. Foreign languages reveal the rules characterizing cognitive human activities; they help us to understand both common bonds of humanity and varieties of human behavior. Language study should be central to humanities study. (CHK)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
Dirks, J. Edward – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1976
Language study is appropriate in humanities because humanities disciplines study what is humane in civilization and culture, and languages are central to cultures and civilizations. It is imperative for the future of American world leadership to have a working language facility at the center of international studies programs. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Humanities
Toward the Development of an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Foreign Languages: A Curriculum Model
Keller, Howard H.; Ferguson, John W. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
Reports on a course offered by the Department of Foreign Languages at Murray State University designed to interest students in foreign language study by means of interdisciplinary exposure to the nature of language, to basic contrastive linguistics, comparative literature and comparative culture. A curriculum is outlined. Advantages and drawbacks…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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