Shortened version of a speech given at the Annual Conference, Joint Council of Language Associations, at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England in December 1970. (DS)

Some of the difficulties of building an interdisciplinary program are discussed, and the experiences of the West Islip School District in New York in building such a program for grades 7-12 are described. (RM)

This report of the 1977-78 Task Force on Institutional Language Policy presents statements and recommendations relating to language programs in education, society, and within the institutional context; and to mechanisms for effecting change. (AM)

The primary task of teacher educators must be to offer foreign language teachers the means to better conceptualize and carry out their task and thus to regain confidence. The present situation is assessed; needs are analysed in terms of teachers, students, the culture and society; and conclusions are drawn. (AMH)

The concept of lifelong learning is discussed, stressing the need to view education not as a finite period, but as a process that continues beyond years of formal schooling. Part of this shift in focus involves recognizing a new meaning for "school," and realizing that education may take place in union halls, management retreats, museums,…

The teaching of Spanish in American schools and colleges to native speakers of Spanish has its origin in two main factors: the need for acceptance by the teaching profession of maintenance and development of the Spanish spoken natively in the United States, and the need for cultural determination by the nation's native Spanish speakers. In light…

The author suggests that educators must (1) realistically assess the ways in which language study can and cannot contribute significantly to the student's overall educational experience and devise new methods which consciously stress goals attainable within the available time period, (2) provide more than one kind of introductory course, and (3)…

To demonstrate how well-selected literature of the second language can play an important role in the curriculum of the fourth-and fifth-year high school School Spanish course and reinforce language learning, an outline for an analysis of the poem "Dedalo" by Jaime Torres Bodet is presented. Steps in this analysis include explanations of the…

The objectives of Ukrainian language study are to: (1) understand a native speaker speaking normally on a subject within the pupils' experience, (2) speak sufficiently well to make contact with a native, (3) read with understanding on a subject within the pupils' experience, and (4) write with relative ease on contemporary topics. Along with…

Stresses the need to synthesize techniques and methodologies, and to establish a central focus for beginning and intermediate programs of foreign language education in schools, higher education, and adult education programs. General conclusions and priorities are also offered. (EJS)

An overview of foreign language instruction is seen as a spectrum composed of five distinct areas. The speech includes discussion of concepts related to the curriculum, linguistics, psychology, culture, and a "Master Plan". The author comments on the importance of understanding that language instruction, as an academic pursuit, is directly related…

A discussion of foreign language education, especially the lack of common goals, proliferation of options and unrealistic demands made by instructional materials. Reinstatement of a general language requirement after a reexamination of the discipline for its contribution to basic humanistic goals and development of an articulated curriculum are…

This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of a residential colloquium concerning modern languages for the 1980's, attended by 70 representatives of various sectors and levels of the educational system. The colloquium was a response to widespread concern about the crisis in language learning in the United Kingdom. The colloquium…