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Booth, Wayne C. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1977
Defines humanities and pleads for greater support for these disciplines. A national lobby is proposed to improve education and professional outlook for humanities teachers and greater emphasis and financial support for improvement of humanistic teaching at lower levels. Taxes on low-grade movies and television are suggested to provide funds. (CHK)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Humanism, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
Perkins, Jean A. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Discusses the importance of the humanities, particularly language study, to the pursuit of knowledge. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Higher Education, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
Haenicke, Diether H. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Suggests interdepartmental unity as a remedy for declining enrollment, low morale, and other modern problems of the liberal arts profession. (AM)
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Departments, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Anderson, Charlotte – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Discusses the future of the humanities in American institutions of higher learning, including the role of elementary and secondary schools in raising academic standards. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Core Curriculum, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Marshall, Goeffrey – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Provides an overview of findings from a general survey of applications to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and describes NEH's activity in the area of language instruction. (AM)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Educational Trends, Federal Programs
Anderson, Charlotte – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
Links the decline in foreign language enrollments to the general decline in education in the liberal arts. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
Cohen, Arthur M.; And Others – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1977
Presents a synopsis of the findings from the Center for the Study of Community Colleges investigation of the humanities faculty in two-year colleges, with particular emphasis on foreign language teachers, and a preliminary report of curriculum patterns. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Humanities Instruction
Cohen, Arthur M. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
Surveys were conducted in 1975 and 1977 of humanities courses offered at two-year colleges in the United States. Studies are currently being conducted of colleges where the humanities have been strong and colleges where they have diminished. Recommendations are made for strengthening foreign language programs. (SW)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Enrollment Trends
Toward the Development of an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Foreign Languages: A Curriculum Model
Keller, Howard H.; Ferguson, John W. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
Reports on a course offered by the Department of Foreign Languages at Murray State University designed to interest students in foreign language study by means of interdisciplinary exposure to the nature of language, to basic contrastive linguistics, comparative literature and comparative culture. A curriculum is outlined. Advantages and drawbacks…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Peyre, Henri – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Discusses the value of language study with respect to international relations. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
