Theresa Ulrich

The Influence of the Foreign Service Institute on US Language Education (eBook, ePUB)

Critical Analysis of Historical Documentation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through close analysis of primary source textual documents produced by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) between 1947 and 1968, this unique text reveals the undocumented influence of the FSI on K-12 language instruction and assessment in the United States.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000330571
• Artikelnr.: 60673996

Autorenporträt

Theresa Ulrich is the Director of Language Programs in a public-school district in the US. She has accrued more than 20 years of experience in the field of education and has presented at local, state, and national conferences dedicated to language acquisition.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Historical Background and the Role of the Foreign Service Institute in the United States 1. Development of the FSI and its Governmental Language Proficiency Assessment Framework 2. 1700s to mid-1940s Part II: Document Analysis and Historical Milestones 1945-1968 3. 1945-1952 4. 1953-1960 5. 1961-1968 Part III: Bilingualism Becomes Increasingly More Important 6. 1970s-2000s 7. US National Security and Global Economic Competitivity