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Tiêu đề

College faculty perceptions about foreign language

Tác giả

Wilkerson C.

Năm xuất bản

2006

Source title

Foreign Language Annals

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1111/j.1944-9720.2006.tb02268.x

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33748942970&doi=10.1111%2fj.1944-9720.2006.tb02268.x&partnerID=40&md5=0e06a7eb247d7638fd386d109a4bdeb7

Tóm tắt

Most postsecondary institutions are committed to internationalization of their curricula, global awareness, and appreciation for multiculturalism. However, proficiency in a foreign language plays a marginal role, at best, in reaching these goals. In an attempt to understand the perceptions about the role of foreign language in postsecondary education, liberal arts faculty and administrators were polled regarding their beliefs about foreign language. Responses indicate that regardless of their support for foreign language, faculty members generally believe that learning another language means instruction in grammar and lexicon, with little attention to culture. Although faculty generally agreed that proficiency in another language is important, degree programs in the service professions were viewed as too prescriptive to allow students enough time to learn another language.

Từ khóa

Attitudes; College foreign language; Faculty survey; Foreign language requirement; Perceptions

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