ERIC Number: ED179117
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1979-Nov
Pages: 270
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President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies: Background Papers and Studies.
President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, Washington, DC.
The following reports by various authors concerning foreign languages and international studies are included: (1) a personal statement on international education by Betty Bullard; (2) "Foreign Languages in the American School"; (3) "High Schools for Foreign Language and International Studies: An Interagency Paper"; (4) "Ethnic Studies and International Studies: Interrelationships"; (5) "Indian Language Program and Washington Foreign Language Program"; (6) "Foreign Language Teaching in the Schools--1979--Focus on Methodology"; (7) "Methodological Trends in College Foreign Language Instruction: A Report"; (8) "Foreign Language Testing Background"; (9) "Foreign Languages in the USA: A National Survey of American Attitudes and Experience"; (10) "The Minority Student in the Foreign Language Field"; (11) "Undergraduate International Studies: The State of the Art and Prescriptions for the Future"; (12) Graduate Foreign Language and International Studies"; (13) "Statement on Advanced Training and Research in International Studies"; (14) "NDEA Centers: How They Use Their Federal Money"; (15) "International Studies and Research Library Needs"; (16) "The U.S. Government Employement of Foreign Area and International Studies Specialists"; (17) "The U.S. Government Requirements for Foreign Languages"; (18) "Background on the Fulbright Grantee Survey Conducted by the Fulbright Alumni Association"; (19) "The Fulbright Alumni Association's 1979 Survey"; (20) "Citizen Education in World Affairs"; (21) "International Business, Foreign Languages and International Studies/Analysis of Relationships and Recommendations"; and (22) the Secretary of State's message to the President's Commission. (JB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Communication, College Language Programs, Educational Attitudes, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies, Federal Government, High Schools, International Studies, Language Attitudes, Language Instruction, Language Programs, Language Tests, Minority Groups, Needs Assessment, Postdoctoral Education, Postsecondary Education, Research Libraries, Research Needs, Second Language Learning, Surveys, World Affairs
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Fulbright Hays Act
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