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Šamajová, Katerina; Zahradníková, Michaela – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of the current status of Chinese language teaching at upper secondary schools in the Czech Republic. Processes involved in developing the Chinese language curriculum in upper secondary schools were mapped through a qualitative survey. Representatives of 20 schools were interviewed to identify…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tabatadze, Shalva; Gorgadze, Natia; Gabunia, Kakha – Online Submission, 2020
This document is a report on the research which was designed to evaluate the affirmative action policy for ethnic minorities in Georgia. The mixed research methods were utilized in the study. Specifically, the following research methods were used: (1) Survey of 12th graders in non-Georgian schools; (2) Survey of the students in the One-Year…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Minority Group Students, High School Seniors
Toh, Glenn – Policy Futures in Education, 2015
Japan is known to be a country that manicures its socio-cultural borders. In this article I will examine discourses regarding openness, closedness and cultural diversity in relation to policies and practices that draw heavily on mythologies of English language as an inroad to greater openness and diversity. To do this I will examine two English…
Descriptors: Asians, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Shih, Chih-Min – Perspectives in Education, 2012
To nudge students to study English and to improve their English proficiency, many universities in Taiwan have imposed an English graduation benchmark on their students. This article reviews this policy, using the theoretic framework for education policy analysis proposed by Haddad and Demsky (1995). The author presents relevant research findings,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Policy Analysis, Benchmarking
Davis, John McE. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation investigated the extent to which accreditation-mandated assessment capacity contributes to assessment use in tertiary foreign language (FL) programs. Four research questions were posed to pursue this concern: What is the nature and extent of assessment capacity in college FL programs? Which assessment uses are occurring in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Governance, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBeretta, Alan – Applied Linguistics, 1990
A major challenge for the English-as-a-Second-Language program evaluator is to address the questions posed by those individuals who want the evaluation without compromising academic research standards. Development of a form of "disciplined inquiry" that maintains standards while addressing real-world concerns is discussed. (71 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Applied Linguistics, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedClyne, Michael – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
Focuses on the setting up and evaluation of a primary school German program in Melbourne using modified immersion principles. During the evaluation, this program was compared to a more traditional second-language program and one in which immersion principles operated to a lesser extent. How the evaluation was able to contribute to policy is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Taylor, Lorraine Mills – 1997
A study investigated the instructional and curricular changes made in seven Mesa (Arizona) public elementary schools as a result of a 1989 state mandate for second language instruction at the elementary school level. In the schools under study, Spanish second language instruction is integrated into the core curriculum. The study examined…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, FLES
Kunkle, John F., Ed. – 1975
This report presents eight articles dealing with several aspects of foreign languages in the elementary schools (FLES) and bilingual education. "Why? What? How?" by M. Woodruff presents a view of the present situation of and future potential for FLES in the U.S. In "Reaction to: 'Why? What? How?'" R. Brooks raises questions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Wadden, Jerry M. – 1996
An evaluation of the foreign language programs of the Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools is presented. It is divided into six ares: (1) Introduction; (2) Context Evaluation; (3) Input Evaluation; (4) Process Evaluation; (5) Product Evaluation; and (6) the Future. Sections include: a statement of program mission and philosophy; notes on the context…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Awards, Educational Objectives
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
The research agenda for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching and learning summarizes issues identified for further study by ESL professionals over the period of 1996-1998. The document is designed to provide funding agencies with clear priorities for research suggested by leaders in the field, provide researchers with support for proposing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy
Tucker, G. Richard; And Others – 1995
The report describes the implementation and continuing documentation of a Japanese second language program in a laboratory elementary school at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). The structure of the curriculum and instructional strategies used are described for each of the program's 2 years, and results of student assessments and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, Elementary Education

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