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Davin, Kristin J.; Heineke, Amy J.; Egnatz, Linda – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
The present study examined the perspectives of language administrators and teachers regarding Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) implementation. Utilizing three school districts in Illinois as case studies, this study investigated the ways in which the SoBL was implemented in each district, offering insight into what worked well in each unique school…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, School Districts, Case Studies
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Armstrong, Timothy Currie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
Parents who enroll their children to be educated through a threatened minority language frequently do not speak that language themselves and classes in the language are sometimes offered to parents in the expectation that this will help them to support their children's education and to use the minority language in the home. Providing…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Language Usage, Language Attitudes, Bilingualism
Smith, Stephen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The qualitative research describes the experience of an instructor, participants, and researcher in a community college-based Chinese language class. Tse's (2000) Foreign Language Autobiographies (FLA), classroom observations, student vignette interviews and observations accompanied by field notes were the sources of data for this study.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Community Colleges
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Kenning, Marie-Madeleine – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Examines the languages (German, Italian, French) year-10 British students choose to study and shows how each language has fared to provide a basis for comparisons across languages. Also examines the results of interviews with students to determine the motive behind decisions to pursue or drop a language. (five references) (CK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, French, German
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Byram, M. S.; And Others – Language Learning Journal, 1995
Presents the results of research designed to explore the possibilities of expanding the number of students in Arabic studies departments and to develop recommendations for admissions policies and course structures. There is a need for cooperation among Arabic departments on innovation in language teaching and for an improved image of Arabic…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Arabic, Course Content, Curriculum Design
NFLC Policy Issues, 1999
This interview with Glenn H. Nordin, Assistant Director of Intelligence Policy (Language and Training), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, explores in depth the officially perceived language needs of the U.S. military in the foreseeable future. Questions and answers include the following: How has the end of the Cold War affected…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Interviews, Language Enrollment, Language Proficiency
Interchange, 1999
A study of the decline in second language enrollments in Scotland's upper secondary schools is summarized. A survey conducted in 1998, sent to a random sample representing 25 percent of all secondary schools in the country, elicited administrator and language teacher opinions concerning factors influencing language enrollments. Some students were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends