Critical Issues in Foreign Language Instruction by Ellen S Silber

Critical Issues in Foreign Language Instruction by Ellen S Silber

First Published in 1991. This is Volume 22 of the Source Books on Education series. Politically speaking the study of foreign languages and cultures helps maintain a strong competitive position in an increasingly global marketplace. It was hard to imagine in 1957 that the launching of a Soviet rocket would push the United States into its greatest investment ever in foreign language education. As American policy-makers attempted to play catch-up with our brothers and sisters behind the iron curtain, this country infused federal dollars into extensive foreign language teacher training and the creation of new foreign language educational programs. As suddenly as federal support was given, however, so was it taken away; and its withdrawal was responsible for one of the darkest periods in the history of foreign language education in America. Drawing on the expertise of a number of the nation's most experienced and creative foreign language educators, this volume, edited by Ellen S. Silber, addresses some of the crucial problems we face in foreign language education today.

Jerilyn Fisher is assistant professor of English at City University of New York/Hostos Community College. She is the author of numerous articles and co-editor of The Women's Studies Service Learning Handbook. Ellen Silber is professor of French language and literature at Marymount College. She has authored numerous articles and co-edited Women's Voices.

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ISBN 13	9781138966987
ISBN 10	1138966983
Title	Critical Issues in Foreign Language Instruction
Author	Ellen S Silber
Series	Source Books On Education
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2016-09-02
Number of pages	308
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