Foreign Language Enrollments in U.S. Colleges and Universities—Fall 1977

ADFL Bulletin ◽  
1978 ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Scott E. Morrison
Author(s):  
Esperanza Granados-Bezi

The scaffolds of American colleges and universities can no longer protect our institutions from the winds of change that penetrate their walls and appear to be threatening their foundations. They also seem incapable of protecting faculties from persistent criticism due to unsatisfactory performance and reluctance to modify educational approaches to meet society's current demands. This chapter reviews some of the most common concerns pertaining not only to the quality of higher education in general but also to that of foreign language teaching in particular. It analyzes the reasons that there is a general sense of dissatisfaction with the results of traditional practices to language learning and discusses the benefits of implementing the flipped model to enhance the quality of instruction. In addition, it underlines the importance of adopting innovative technologies to increase language development in a world in which instructors are expected to be more productive and students have to reach higher learning outcomes.


2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 923

After five years of discussions and extensions, Congress has passed and the president has signed the first reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) since 1998. Although most of the HEA deals with federal student aid, the legislation also includes many federal programs affecting colleges and universities, including support for international education and foreign language studies and graduate education. The new law also has a number of provisions reflecting some of the policy controversies affecting higher education.


2013 ◽  
Vol 655-657 ◽  
pp. 2187-2190
Author(s):  
Yue Jun Zhao ◽  
Kao Ping Song ◽  
Guang Juan Fan ◽  
Er Long Yang

This is the brand-new century, which is a new information technology, international and comprehensive era. The pressure of looking for work is very big, thus the competition is very intense. At the same time, many high comprehensive quality talents are needed. While our strong specialized colleges and universities need more students, whose professional knowledge and knowledge of foreign language are excellent. They can stand out in job markets where there are few opportunities for employment. There are some problems in specialized foreign language development of colleges and universities, and puts forward some relevant countermeasures based on analyzing these problems.


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