The surveys examined were made in several countries and at different social levels. The concept of an international language is attractive but which language should be chosen is a major issue. There is no systematic correlation between the second languages people learn and which language they think should be the international one. Available from…

Project 1992, the Single Market Act that will lift all trade barriers between the 12 member states of the European Community (Belgium, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom), needs to be included in the college curriculum. (MLW)

Foreign Language across the Curriculum (FLAC), a practice that modifies non-FL liberal arts courses to include an FL reading component, is described as implemented at two private colleges. It is concluded that FLAC offers only a token FL benefit to most students. (33 references) (LB)

Explores the link between culture and international language and examines what is meant by international language. The role of culture in language teaching is discussed. and a description of the various levels of culture that can be included in teaching materials is provided. Concludes by suggesting that there are many benefits to including a…

Argues that in the European School (ES) program, younger students should learn in their own language, as opposed to in English, which is widely practiced at international schools. Suggests specific language learning according to ES' four stages: (1) nursery school; (2) primary school; (3) middle school; and (4) upper school. (CW)

This article presents the author's response to Alastair Pennycook and Azirah Hashim. In this article, the author contends that learning a foreign language should not lock learners in an imagined homogeneous target culture, despite the efforts of textbooks to reinforce stereotypes and some learners' desire to identify with an essentialised Other.…

The Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching (PGDELT) programme at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore provides an interesting case study of how economic and entrepreneurial concerns and aspirations in modern university settings have played a role alongside pedagogical motivations in shaping the development of the…

This paper explores criticisms of how business (frequently referred to as management education) is taught at the university level in the United States. In response to these criticisms, changes in management education are being made primarily in three areas: interdisciplinary approaches, international business, and foreign languages. A comparison…

Defines diplomacy as the art of language, of avoiding misunderstanding on a global scale. Emphasizes that Australia's cultural vitality is the product of English and other indigenous languages of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander citizens, as well as European and Asian languages, and that the country's economic vitality depends on knowing…

Overviews developments shaping the current environment of language teaching and learning in Australia, with particular attention to developments in New South Wales, covering such issues as educational organization and structure; the rise in global lifestyles and cultural nationalism; multiculturalism; and the roles of schools, communities, outside…

Globalisation has accelerated the spread of English internationally, challenged nationalisms and put nation states in a dilemma in which they have to promote English, a foreign language, in addition to their national languages. Focusing on the proposal in January 2000 to establish English as an official language of Japan, this study attempts to…

Proposes a future agenda for the development of foreign language education, involving development of a pedagogy of cross-cultural literacy; reintroduction of discourse of Third World literatures and cultures; and student engagement in the major ethical and social issues. (CB)

How can students best come to "know" the non-Western world? An exchange of letters between a parent and the headmaster of the Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware, consider the issue. (Editor/RK)

Examines four issues that have arisen as a result of the spread of English: (1) the use of English in connected communities; (2) the function of English in Outer Circle countries; (3) the growth of English-knowing bilinguals in Outer Circle countries; and (4) the pedagogical implications of English-knowing bilingualism. (Author/VWL)

As the ninetieth anniversary is celebrated, the idea of liberal education is more important than ever in the interdependent world. An education based on the idea of an inclusive global citizenship and on the possibilities of the compassionate imagination has the potential to transcend divisions created by distance, cultural difference, and…