Wyoming battles shortage of foreign language teachers.

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY);  November 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Stowers if there's a shortage of foreign language teachers in Wyoming and she...states -- has trouble finding foreign language teachers. During the 2003-04 school year, 11 percent of foreign language teachers statewide taught classes...

The Time and Place for Learning a Foreign Language

The Washington Post;  May 4, 2006 ;     604 words ......wondering about the benefit of beginning foreign language study in the sixth grade instead of...somewhat late to begin the study of a foreign language if one's intent is to develop maximum...entirely reliant upon public schools for foreign language instruction. However, if parents ...

It's a small, small world: why study a foreign language? Because it is a...

Career World, a Weekly Reader publication;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Americans didn't worry about learning a foreign language because the American economy dominated...who do not make their living using a foreign language can benefit from studying a language...some very good reasons to learn a foreign language, even if you know you'll never be...

Self-enhancement versus self-derogation biases in learning a foreign...

Educational Research Quarterly;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Two types of biases occur in foreign language learning. The first bias, self-enhancement...optimistic about their ability to learn a foreign language. The second bias, self-- derogation...confidence in their performance in foreign language classes. The purpose of this study...

A second language; Foreign language classes are scarce in American schools

Pacific Sun;  May 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ......entrepreneur" aptly summarizes the state of foreign language proficiency in the United States today...vital national security interest in foreign language education, there is no real evidence...districts require students to take a foreign language. Although both the UC and ...

Foreign language anxiety and student attrition.

Academic Exchange Quarterly;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......in predicting student attrition in foreign language courses at the college level. Participants...processing, and output stages of the foreign language learning process, respectively. Findings...students who dropped out of their foreign language classes tended to report ...

FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES:RICHARD W. RILEY

Congressional Testimony;  September 19, 2000 ;     700+ words ......speak with you about the importance of foreign language instruction as part of a comprehensive...appreciates the value of learning a foreign language. The benefits of helping Americans...significant. Strengthening this one area - foreign language instruction - helps to build a ...

Policies and Practices in Foreign Language Writing at the College Level:...

Foreign Language Annals;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......policies and procedures governing foreign language writing at their respective institutions...procedures regulating treatment of foreign language writing. The article includes survey...recommendations. Key words: ESL writing, foreign language writing, treatment of revisions, ...

Proposed foreign language cuts don't translate well for parents

Evanston Review (IL);  April 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ...When District 65 cut sixth-grade foreign language during a sweeping round of budget...district's seventh- and eighth-grade foreign language teachers with the exception of a few...less-experienced teachers. The possibility that foreign language could be cut has drawn the loudest...

College Faculty Perceptions About Foreign Language

Foreign Language Annals;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......multiculturalism. However, proficiency in a foreign language plays a marginal role, at best, in...the perceptions about the role of foreign language in postsecondary education, liberal...polled regarding their beliefs about foreign language. Responses indicate that regardless...

Is the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale Measuring Anxiety or...

Foreign Language Annals;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......first through fifth grades and measures of foreign language aptitude and foreign language proficiency in high school. All students...three groups based on their scores on the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). Findings...

Foreign Language Education, Academic Performance, and Socioeconomic...

Foreign Language Annals;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......examines various features of foreign language program offerings at 220 public high schools in California. Foreign language program features were examined...percentage of students enrolled in foreign language classes, more foreign language...

Nonverbal Cues: Clues to the Detection of Foreign Language Anxiety

Foreign Language Annals;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......behavior of anxious and nonanxious foreign language learners during a videotaped oral foreign language exam. Focusing primarily on the kinesic...body language, facial expression, foreign language anxiety, gesture, nonverbal behavior...

Panel will examine foreign language programs

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 26, 2003 ;     638 words ...Panel will examine foreign language programs 314 people petition...seek to reverse cutbacks in foreign language classes, the Elmbrook School...task force to study how much foreign language instruction it should offer...

Should foreign language be taught earlier?

Des Plaines Times (IL);  April 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......priorities for their schools' lack of foreign-language instruction. Kate Hyland, assistant...also cited finances as another reason foreign language is not offered at the elementary level...to learn? Some supporters of early foreign language education say that in order to become...