Using a novel theoretical framework that incorporates teacher identity, a school as community of practice, and English as a global language from a linguistic-imperialism perspective, this qualitative interview study with foreign-language teachers in Scotland, France, and Germany (N = 13) explores connections between foreign-language-learning…

Discusses the themes of love, sex, and marriage, as evidenced in French folk songs. (AM)

THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THIS REPORT IS ON THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL CLASS, EDUCATION, AND INTERGROUP ATTITUDES. A SECOND MAJOR FOCUS OF THIS RESEARCH CONCERNS THE FACTORS THAT SHAPE ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN ATTITUDES TOWARD "OUTSIDERS." SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY INVESTIGATED (1) THE EXTENT AND TYPE OF IMPACT THAT THE EDUCATIONAL…

Describes a course on contemporary French culture that was based almost entirely on Minitel sources of authentic texts created for a French audience. Students were able to examine documents relating to geography, education, government, and daily life and draw their own conclusions about French attitudes and beliefs conveyed through these…

Focuses on the infiltration of English into the French language. The article covers terms belonging to one of three levels of acceptability and perception: (1) terms that have been in the French language for a long period; (2) terms that have recently gained a foothold in the language; and (3) terms that still escape the notice of dictionaries.…

Presents an exploratory study on the connotations of certain French words for a mixed-culture group of French teachers. This study indicated that many connotations were shared by nonnative-speaker as well as native-speaker group members. This phenomenon can be explained in terms of both encyclopedic knowledge and multiple group identities. (13…