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Philip Cardiff; Malgorzata Polczynska; Tina Brown – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Education is widely recognized as a key domain for the promotion of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), prompting an increased focus on sustainable development in foreign language education. Despite increased attention, guidelines about SDGs are often primarily policy-based without concrete guidance, and the integration of education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Sustainable Development, Second Language Learning, Sustainability
Griffith, Paul T. – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
In 1978 Illinois embarked on a comprehensive statewide program to improve and expand the teaching of foreign languages and international studies in the schools of the state. The state superintendent appointed a task force of 20 leaders representing all sectors of the civic and educational community. The task force's report, delivered in 1979,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, International Studies, Modern Language Curriculum
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Rivers, Wilga M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1985
Outlines five directions foreign language programs can take and makes the following recommendations for classroom teaching: (1) link foreign languages with international studies and (2) teach languages for career purposes, (3) for intercommunity understanding, (4) for insight into the process of communication, and (5) to serve as a key to…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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ADFL Bulletin, 1981
Excerpts from final report of National Assembly on Foreign Language and International Studies (Nov. 1980) recommend additions to higher education to encourage development of curricula with a strong international component. Emphasizes importance of second-language instruction and international studies within an integrated curriculum, cooperation…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
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Rasmussen, Janet E. – Liberal Education, 1991
Increased coordination between foreign language study and international studies programs on college campuses is urged. Recommendations include integration of student language development into courses outside the language department; a revamping of language department curricula; and addressing diversities between developed and developing cultures…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Draper, Jamie B. – 1989
As a followup to the 1979 report by the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, "Strength Through Wisdom," a study was conducted to learn what progress has been made toward improving international knowledge among Americans. State foreign language supervisors and others responsible for international education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Educational Change, Enrollment Trends
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Tella, Seppo – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1992
How computer-mediated communication through international communications networks and electronic mail can be used in foreign language education was investigated in a multisite ethnographic case study of 134 Finnish secondary school students learning English and foreign participants from British and U.S. schools. Introducing these technological…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Curriculum Development, Electronic Mail
Bliven, Arlene R., Comp. – 1991
The Learning and Teaching about Japan Project was begun in Indiana in 1987. Since that time, it has involved 16 school corporations in an ongoing program to internationalize the K-12 curriculum and implement Japanese language programs in the schools. This guide has been developed as a record of the activities conducted by the 16 participating…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Ranwez, Alain D.; Rodgers, Judy – 1983
A survey assessing the status of foreign language and international studies instruction in Colorado in elementary, secondary, and higher education, and the needs of the international business community for individuals trained in these areas, is presented. Teachers and administrators at each of the three levels were surveyed. Response rates were…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Snyder, Barbara – OMLTA Journal, 1984
The report issued by the task force on foreign languages and international studies established in Ohio in response to the 1979 report of the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies presents two major recommendations. They are: (1) that the state superintendent of public instruction appoint a permanent advisory council…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Certification, Curriculum Development
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1980
The conference papers presented here discuss the need for and means of implementing changes in educational design and emphasis that will recognize the need for Americans to incorporate foreign language and international studies into their education. In addition to the opening address by Richard Berendzen, the following papers are included: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Arnall, Gail C. – 1992
The report details developments in three areas of United States foreign language instruction, each reflecting major changes in the way foreign language educators think about their role and the way in which they structure the learning process for students. The first section describes the adoption of a voluntary national standard for testing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Johnson, Roberta – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Rather than try and shield themselves from organizational change, language departments should turn current administrative attempts to streamline the campus to their advantage, particularly in the trend toward internationalization of the curriculum. Areas for expansion include languages across the curriculum, area studies, study abroad, comparative…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Departments
Bushell, Brenda; Dyer, Brenda – 1994
An assessment of the English-as-a-Second-Language curriculum at International Christian University (Japan) looked at: (1) the kind of English language study perceived by students as important for their success; (2) how students' perceived needs compare to the professors' assessments of required academic tasks, as measured by a previous task…
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Stone, Gregory B.; Rubenfeld, Stephen A. – 1985
Business school faculty and language educators agree that the business school curriculum must be internationalized and that means must be provided for students to acquire facility in a foreign language. The use of traditional foreign language offerings to provide language skills to business majors has proven unsatisfactory. The traditional…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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