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Rhodes, Nancy C.; Branaman, Lucinda E. – Learning Languages, 1998
Reports the results of a national survey on foreign language education in the United States. The survey focused on elementary and secondary schools and was conducted during the 1996-97 school year. The goal was to gain greater understanding of current patterns and shifts in enrollment, languages and programs offered, curriculum, teacher…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Language Enrollment
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Kelm, Orlando R. – Hispania, 2000
Provides information about some of the activities of the National Forum on the Future of Spanish Departments on College and University Campuses that took place in September 1999 and highlights issues that were discussed including enrollments, curriculum design, Spanish for instrumental purposes, and the structure of foreign language policies…
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Design, Departments, Educational Policy
Lett, John A., Jr. – 1984
Data from the Illinois Census of Secondary School Course Offerings for 1981-82 show that the traditional nature of foreign language study continues relatively unchanged. Students typically begin language study in high school and must take only two years of a language. While the availability of foreign languages in high schools was the same in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Research, Enrollment Trends
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De Meo, Patricia – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
Structures of first-year French courses in Canada are similar except for contact hours. Enrollment is generally increasing, despite staff funding problems. Textbook choices change slowly, and eclectic methodology predominates. Institutional enrollments, trends, class hours, and course types are charted, and a list of textbooks is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Second Language Programs, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
Valdes, Gabriel M. – 1986
Florida is experiencing a renaissance in foreign language study through more substantial curriculum and admission and graduation requirements in secondary and higher education. The increase has resulted in a critical shortage of foreign language teachers, to which the state has responded with a program of incentives, financial aid, and rigorous…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Morris, Daniel R. – 1987
The current growth in language study for business-related communication should be viewed as a two-fold opportunity: to extend the ideals of a liberal arts education to a broader base of students and at the same time allowing humanities students to gain skills useful in today's world. Just as the study of humanities can help create a more balanced…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Course Content, Cultural Education
Stenson, Nancy J.; Janus, Louis E.; Mulkern, Ann E. – 1998
The report summarizes the proceedings of a conference on less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). An introductory chapter describes the origins and organization of the conference, and notes the sponsoring organizations, languages represented by participants, institutions represented, and professional associations to which participants belonged.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Conferences, Curriculum Design, Educational Technology