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Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi; Bruce, Anita; Schrier, Leslie L.; Sandrock, Paul; Webb, John; Gori, Katherine H.; Rhodes, Nancy; Christian, Donna – Modern Language Journal, 2002
Articles on encouraging growth in foreign language study focus on the following: "Encouraging the Growth of Foreign Language Study"; "Creating Intrinsic Motivation to Learn World Languages"; "Encouraging Growth by Changing Perception"; "Making the Link Between Enrollment and Learning Goals: A School District's Impact"; "Foreign Language Education:…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Language Enrollment, Learning Motivation, School Districts
Peer reviewedLawson, John H. – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Culture, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi; Lariviere, Richard W.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Klee, Carol A.; Rodd, Laurel Rasplica; Jacobs, Roderick A.; Welles, Elizabeth B. – Modern Language Journal, 2002
This commentary on language curricula in universities is followed up commentaries by a language center director, on perspectives from a Spanish department, the case of Japanese, the role of foreign languages in universities, and foreign language enrollment numbers. (VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Higher Education, Japanese, Language Enrollment
Peer reviewedAlter, Maria P. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Trends in foreign language study in American colleges since 1955 are outlined, and the role of foreign language study in its present context is described. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Language Enrollment, Language Teachers, Modern Languages
Peer reviewedBrod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
The 1974 Survey of Foreign Language Registrations in United States Institutions of Higher Education, conducted by the Modern Language Association, is described here. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBoyd-Bowman, Peter – Modern Language Journal, 1972
First report of this program, supported by a U.S. Office of Education contract, appeared in the January 1966 issue of Modern Language Journal." (DS)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Independent Study, Individual Instruction, Language Enrollment
Peer reviewedPane, Remigio U. – Modern Language Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Italian
Peer reviewedReinert, Harry – Modern Language Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Educational Objectives, Language Enrollment, Language Role
Peer reviewedFreeman, Stephen A. – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Speech delivered at the New Jersey Foreign Language Teachers Association Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 6, 1970. (DS)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Degree Requirements, Educational Objectives, Language Enrollment
Peer reviewedBrigman, S. Leellen; Jacobs, Lucy Cheser – Modern Language Journal, 1981
Reports on an investigation of enrollment of minority groups, primarily Black, in foreign language programs at Indiana University. Provides statistics from 1974 to 1976 comparing enrollment figures for minority and nonminority students and correlates high school scores and college admission measures with participation and success in the study of…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Black Students, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRoskens, Ronald W. – Modern Language Journal, 1980
Views the American experience of assimilation and acculturation as a unique achievement, but also as the basis for ethnocentric attitudes no longer compatible with current American involvement in world economics and politics. With this premise, assesses the decline of foreign language instruction in the U.S. and its prospects for recovery. (MES)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
Peer reviewedFischer, Willi W.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Based on a presentation delivered to the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers, March 19, 1971. (DS)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Relations, FLES, German
Peer reviewedSeelye, H. Ned – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Culture, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedGirouard, Robert L. – Modern Language Journal, 1980
Echoes the concern expressed in the Report of the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, decrying declining enrollments in foreign language programs. Analyzes the causes of this decline by reviewing recent historical events and cultural trends, and suggests that it is matched by a decline in English verbal aptitudes.…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Planning, Ethnocentrism, International Relations
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