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Download full textMoore, Sarah Jane; And Others – 1992
A study investigated results of the 1982 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation initiative to expand teaching of Chinese in high schools. The approach taken was to examine the entire range of elements in the Dodge initiative at 55 schools where projects were funded, drawing from questionnaires, site visits, and interviews. Additional, different…
Descriptors: Chinese, Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, High Schools
Sarah Elaine Eaton – Online Submission, 2002
2024 Re-release of the 2002 first edition of this book. The author and copyright holder has released this work under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. This book provides 101 ideas and strategies to empower overall marketing efforts: (1) "Put On Your Thinking Cap" (e.g., define the problem before marketing it, set reasonable…
Descriptors: Guides, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs
Finney, Rachel Elaine – 1996
A discussion of foreign languages in elementary schools (FLES) includes both historical and current overviews of FLES in the United States and makes recommendations for development of FLES programs. The historical review looks at program design and methods during the 1950s and 1960s and the successes and failures of program types and approaches.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Shelton, Helen – 1968
Described in this speech are five growing FLES programs in the State of Washington that reflect in their distinctive structural and content patterns the particular philosophy of the different school districts in which each has developed. In each description mention is made of (1) enrollment and district participation figures, (2) grades included…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Television, FLES, Flexible Schedules
Cardenas, Karen Hardy – 1988
A survey of 1,027 chairpersons of foreign language departments in all Central States region two- and four-year colleges reveals encouraging news about the state of foreign language programs as perceived by administrators, but mixed results regarding issues affecting faculty and administrators. Respondents (N=304) expressed a high degree of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Faculty, Department Heads
Wadden, Jerry M. – 1992
The Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools foreign language program for K-12 is described and evaluated. The evaluation report focuses on six areas, including: (1) school district mission and philosophy of foreign language instruction; (2) context (state policies and standards, foreign language program overview and enrollment, fiber-optic communication…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Chinese, Curriculum Development
Ingram, David; John, Glyn – 1990
This study investigated the status of instruction in cultures and languages other than English in Queensland, Australia in preparation for development of comprehensive and coherent public policies for the field. The report addresses the following topics: the policy development process (project background and the nature of language education…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cultural Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
