In a globalized world, the need for international education is evident. Advocacy is needed, including K-16 and interdisciplinary collaborations, to rebuild the number of foreign language learners so that there will be a sufficient number of students with the interests and...
This paper analyses the national policies on foreign language in primary schools in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It begins with a brief introduction to the changes in foreign language education policy and the main motives for those changes in the context of socio-political circumstances...
It not only provides cognitive benefits but also fosters cultural understanding and opens doors to future opportunities. As such, it is crucial for educational institutions to continue prioritizing and promoting foreign language education as an integral part of the curriculum....
We should remember we all learnt our own language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think what a small child does. It listens to what people say and tries to imitate what ithears. When it wants something,...
Researchers focus on measurable outcomes in the FL rather than embedding studies in what early childhood education and language policies aim for: developing children not only in a FL, but also in their first language and emotional, ... M Nikolov,JM Djigunovi - 《Language Teaching》 被引量: ...
of language education in high school. In addition, many colleges and universities require students to complete at least two years of foreign language study before graduating. 【往期回顾】 专四听写训练(新)01:Names in America 专四听...
Education (NRCFLE) 外语教学与研究出版社 协办 Sponsored and published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) 顾 问:桂诗春 胡文仲 戴炜栋 Consultants: Gui Shichun, Hu Wenzhong Dai Weidong 主 编:文秋芳 Editor-in-chief: Wen Qiufang 副主编:梁茂成 Associate Editor-in-chief...
“What does one call someone who only speaks one language?” to which the punch line is “an American.” According to the 2006 General Social Survey, only 25 percent of American adults are fluent in a foreign language, while only 7 percent cite the source of this education to formal ...
This collection of essays and reflections starts from an analysis of the purposes of foreign language teaching and argues that this should include educational objectives which are ultimately similar to those of education for citizenship. It does so by a journey through reflections on what is possible...
English as a foreign language is taught to children at the primary and early secondary levels of education, it is generally taught with a general education aim in mind--that is, it is regarded as a “good thing” for them to learn a foreign language as a part of a broad education. The...