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A Hard Look at Hard Times: A Reaction to Superintendent Lawson's "Is Language Teaching Foreign or Dead?"
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Seelye, H. Ned – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Culture, Interdisciplinary Approach
Conference Report: Foreign Languages: Froth or Fundamental in our Tax Structure?
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Martin, Howard – Modern Language Journal, 1976
This paper outlines the proceedings of a conference on foreign language education held in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1975. Various speakers and panels detailed the history of foreign languages in Wisconsin schools, the price of language education, value of language study, support of languages at university level, and bilingual education. (CHK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Conferences, Language Instruction
Bilingual Education: The American Experience
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Andersson, Theodore – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Revision of a paper presented at the Conference on Bilingual Education in Toronto, Canada, on March 13, 1971, at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. (DS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
The Foreign Language Education Specialist and the Foreign Language Department
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Kalivoda, Theodore B. – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Objectives, Language Instruction, Language Laboratories
Building an Interdisciplinary Program
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Burrelli, Louise F. – Modern Language Journal, 1975
Some of the difficulties of building an interdisciplinary program are discussed, and the experiences of the West Islip School District in New York in building such a program for grades 7-12 are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Language Instruction
Organizing an Advanced Course in Spoken English for Dutch Businessmen.
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Nixon, St. John – Modern Language Journal, 1968
Development of an intensive course in English which is offered to Dutch businessmen at the Netherland's School of Business is described in this article. The duration, scope, and level of the two-week conversational course are examined with particular emphasis on problems characteristic of this type of program. The author includes a sample program…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business English, Conversational Language Courses, Curriculum Development
ERIC Documents on Foreign Language Teaching and Linguistics: List Number 15. CAL-ERIC/CLL Series on Languages and Linguistics, No. 38.
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Eddy, Peter, Comp.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1976
This is the fifteenth in a series of catalogues of ERIC documents of interest to teachers and researchers in foreign languages and linguistics. The documents cited in the present list appeared in "Resources in Education" from January through June 1975. Titles are listed under the following headings and subheadings: (1) general: administration,…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education