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The Art and Ethos of Chairing: Unpacking the Toolbox of Governance.
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Trommler, Frank – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Discusses the art and ethos of chairing or governance and all of the duties and responsibilities in being a department chair. The chair develops multiple personalities as administrator, mediator, visionary, and entrepreneur. Eight important tools are identified that a chair has at hand to carry out the multifarious work and maintain an effective…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Second Language Programs, Departments, Higher Education
Policy Statements of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages.
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ADFL Bulletin, 2001
Provides guidelines suggested by the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages for the administration of foreign language departments. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Second Language Programs, Departments
Considerations in the Development of Foreign Language Substitution Policies at the Postsecondary Level for Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Smith, Sheila Graham – ADFL Bulletin, 2002
Discusses a policy at Baylor University for accommodating students with language learning disabilities so they can meet the university's foreign language (FL) requirements. Explains how language-based learning disabilities are diagnosed and how they are related to FL learning, the legal obligations of an institution, and how universities cope with…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Foreign Language Enrollments in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 1998.
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Brod, Richard; Welles, Elizabeth B. – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Reports results of the Modern Language Association's survey of foreign language enrollment in colleges and universities across the United States. Questionnaires were sent to registrars of 2,836 2- and 4-year institutions, soliciting information on credit-bearing registrations for fall 1998 registration in all language courses other than English.…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Language Enrollment
Then and Now.
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Knight, Denise Bourassa – ADFL Bulletin, 1988
A historical review of the establishment of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages and its bulletin highlights both the changes that have occurred and are continuing to occur in the foreign language profession and the association's focus on covering the multifaceted perspectives and needs of the profession. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Change, Faculty Organizations, Higher Education
Foreign Language and the Humanities.
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Tonkin, Humphrey – ADFL Bulletin, 1985
Discusses the status of foreign language learning in connection with the humanities, and suggests a redefinition of the mission of the foreign language department in the research university. It is proposed that students be trained in language teaching skills in combination with branches of the humanities other than literature, without neglecting…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
ADFL Testimony in the U. S. House of Representatives, H.R. 3231.
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Schindler, Marvin S. – ADFL Bulletin, 1982
A revised version of testimony in favor of support for foreign language education at all levels. The need for Americans to become more proficient in foreign languages in view of economic, social, and political interdependence; the advantage of an early start; and support for advanced foreign language study are discussed. (AMH)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, FLES
"Bypassing the Traditional Leadership: Who's Minding the Store?" Response to Dorothy James.
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Berman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Reconciling the Language - Literature Split through Literacy.
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Kern, Richard – ADFL Bulletin, 2002
Focuses on literacy as a way of creating and interpreting meaning through texts that are taught within the larger framework of communicative-based language learning. Notes that literacy involves critical reflection on the relations of text and context, and offers seven principles that apply literacy to teaching and span the gap between the…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education, Literacy
Foreign Languages and Foreign Cultures.
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Berman, Russell A. – ADFL Bulletin, 2002
Calls on foreign language departments to take a closer look at a long-standing component of their curriculum: culture. The discussion focuses on language and culture, teaching foreign cultures, and foreign cultures, transnationality, and globalization. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Departments
Foreign Languages and the Campus Public.
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Berman, Russell A. – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Discusses opinions toward foreign language (FL) departments on the college campus. Points out that while there is support for the learning of foreign languages, questions arise about whether knowing a language other than English is necessary, even in the climate of globalization and internationalization. Outlines steps for achieving excellence in…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Higher Education, Public Opinion
Spanish and the Multilingual Department: Ways To Use the Rising Tide.
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Nichols, Geraldine Cleary – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
This article focuses on the paucity of resources usually designated for rising numbers of students in Spanish courses as enrollments dwindle in other languages. Offers advice on how the strength of Spanish can be deployed to help other languages. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Language Enrollment
The Challenge We Face: Applying National Standards to the College Foreign Language Curriculum.
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Kadish, Doris Y. – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Suggests the need for incentives to help combat the resistance or indifference regarding implementation of the national standards for foreign language learning at the university level, especially in upper division courses at large research universities. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Second Language Programs, Departments, Higher Education
Foreign Languages and International Studies: A Consortial Approach to Institutional Development.
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Burnett, David G.; Robinson, F. Bruce – ADFL Bulletin, 1985
Describes the Institute for Institutional Development in International Education created to act as agent for the Pennsylvania Council on International Education in the allocation of funds to postsecondary institutions for projects that promote both foreign languages and international study. Projects in two colleges and the state university are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Second Language Programs, Consortia, Financial Support
Assessing the Foreign Language Major at the State University of New York: An Interim Report.
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Lewis, Catherine Porter – ADFL Bulletin, 1990
An assessment plan to evaluate student outcomes of foreign language studies and four other disciplines at the State University of New York is presented. Measurement vehicles, including the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages rating scale, and assessment plan materials, such as the foreign language course handbook and portfolio…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Majors (Students)
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