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Brod, Richard I., Ed. – 1980
This volume contains the reports of the task forces assigned to advise the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies. Task forces were formed in the following areas: Institutional Language Policy, Commonly Taught Languages, Less Commonly Taught Languages, Public Awareness, and Government Relations. The longest report,…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Government Role

Cha, Yun-Kyung – Sociology of Education, 1991
Examines how structural change in the international system during the past 150 years affected the rise and decline of language courses in the curriculum. Data analysis showed rapid decline of classical languages and increased study of national languages and modern foreign languages. Maintains that the rearrangement of hegemonic powers has a strong…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Research