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Download full textNavarro, Marco Aurelio – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
Given the importance of hydrocarbons for this area, the purpose of this paper is to explore the response of universities to cope with new demands in the south of Texas and Tamaulipas, especially in relation to gas plays of Eagle Ford (Texas side) and Burgos Basin (Mexican side). To accomplish this task, in the first section of the paper a broad…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Fuels, School Business Relationship
Foster, Marcie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Two proposals to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) are in the House of Representatives: the "Workforce Investment and Improvement Act of 2012" ("H.R. 4297") and the "Workforce Investment Act of 2012" ("H.R. 4227"). Both proposals reflect a priority of greater alignment among adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedJacobson, Robert L. – Modern Language Journal, 1987
Leaders of national organizations representing foreign language teachers have strongly criticized some of the ideas and planning behind a National Foreign Language Center that is being established in the District of Columbia. Complaints involve: information lags, lack of association participation in program development, competition with other…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Language Research, Language Teachers, Research and Development Centers
Yalden, Janice – 1984
The Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS) at Ottawa's Carleton University was established in 1982 as a multifunctional unit for applied linguistics research to include six functions: research and development, consulting, the development of learning options, providing a writing tutorial service, teacher training, and teacher support. Its…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Foreign language teachers' organization leaders criticize the ideas and planning behind a privately-funded National Foreign Language Center, charging that: they were not adequately involved in its preparation, adult language education would be overemphasized, the funds could be used otherwise, and a tendency toward a single language education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Rodamar, Daniele Ghiolfi – 1989
This statement discusses issues surrounding the reauthorization of the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) focus on the need for continued research on diverse aspects of language education. Background information and research on the need for second language instruction in the United States is reviewed,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Young, Lynne, Ed. – 1984
The papers in this collection focus on both underlying theoretical principles of language teaching, learning, and research and exchanges of information between teachers and researchers. The following titles are included: "CALS at Carleton" (Janice Yalden); "Computers in the Teaching of Linguistics" (Jean-Pierre Paillet);…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLambert, Richard D., Ed.; Heston, Alan W., Ed. – The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1980
Twelve articles offer a sampling of a wide variety of interrelated studies, reports, and recommendations on international education. They all relate to that aspect of the educational system in the United States devoted to studying, writing, and teaching about other parts of the world. A key article discusses the findings and recommendations of the…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Needs
Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues, Nancy (France). – 1990
Seven articles, presented in English or French, address aspects of second language instruction. (Articles written in English have an abstract in French and articles in French have an accompanying English abstract.) They include the following: "Bilan d'une experience de sensibilisation interculturelle pour enseignants" (Report of an…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
