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ERIC Number: ED154607
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978-Feb-24
Pages: 20
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Program No. 111: Foreign Languages. Options in Education Transcript.
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership.; National Public Radio, Washington, DC.
A transcript is provided of a radio program broadcast February 24, 1978, on the state of foreign language education. The participants in the discussion were leaders in the field, teachers and students from many parts of the United States and from all educational levels. The subjects covered are: some problems facing foreign language programs; the value of learning a foreign language; optimum age for learning a foreign language; Latin; new teaching methods for foreign language programs; Middlebury College's language program; speaking French in an elementary school; the state of foreign languages in Los Angeles public schools; how the study of foreign languages can help the education process; foreign languages study in Seattle; and the question of a brighter future for foreign languages. The general concerns expressed in the interviews involve enrollment trends, the relevance and value of foreign language learning, and student needs and interests. (AMH)
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Authoring Institution: George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership.; National Public Radio, Washington, DC.
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