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Peer reviewedEltis, K. J.; Cooney, G. H. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations, 1985
Describes "Project Languages," a research study which looked at: (1) reasons for language study, (2) its perceived contribution to secondary education, (3) availability of languages in the secondary schools, (4) reasons for the decline in numbers studying languages, (5) new developments in language offerings, and (6) current examination…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Enrollment, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
Collison, Michele N-K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
Interest in the Far East has fueled dramatic increases in the past three years in the number of students taking classes in Japanese and Chinese. Many are studying these languages in conjunction with courses on business or economics in the hope that proficiency in the language will lead to lucrative jobs in international business. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Asian Studies, Business, Chinese
Download full textObadia, Andre A.; Theriault, Claire M. L. – 1995
Motivated by attrition in French immersion programs in Canada, a study was undertaken of the perceptions of French coordinators, helping teachers, school principals, and French immersion teachers in British Columbia (Canada) school districts regarding the attrition rate and students' reasons for leaving immersion. The research differed from…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
Lemke, Laura A. – 1993
This paper explores enrollment for foreign language programs (FLPs) in French, Spanish, and German using data collected from students in Grades 7 through 12 in the Grand Blanc Community School District (Michigan) for the 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, and 1992-93 school years. Research questions address: (1) enrollment figures, (2) loss rates…
Descriptors: French, German, High School Students, High Schools
Cryle, Peter; And Others – 1993
This work is one in a series that focuses on nine languages representing the bulk of the second language learning effort in Australian education (Arabic, Modern Standard Chinese, French, German, Modern Greek, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish). These languages were categorized as the Languages of Wider Teaching. This particular work…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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
Moore, Zena T.; Ramsay, Angela – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1995
A 1994 study investigated foreign language instruction in the elementary schools (FLES) in Austin, Texas. Data were drawn from telephone interviews with school personnel, from documents and records at the state department of education, and from visits to schools offering FLES instruction. The report presents information on the seven school…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Articulation (Education), Course Content, Elementary Education
