Language Education in Elementary Schools: Meeting the Needs of the Nation

Autor/in	Rubio, Fernando
Titel	Language Education in Elementary Schools: Meeting the Needs of the Nation
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 51 (2018) 1, S.90-103 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12313
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Elementary School Students; Immersion Programs; FLES; Teaching Methods; Sequential Approach; Program Descriptions; Articulation (Education); Language Proficiency; Advanced Students; Access to Education; Financial Support; Human Resources; Program Development; Second Language Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Immersionsprogramm; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schrittfolge; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fortgeschrittener; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Finanzielle Förderung; Humankapital; Programmplanung
Abstract	This article briefly reviews the social, political, and economic context that explains the present status of elementary language education in the United States and addresses the challenges identified by recent reports on the state of language education in the United States. Different curricular models of world language education--exploratory, sequential, and immersion--are discussed in regard to their ability to meet the need, expressed by the profession, to provide universal access to language education and produce graduates who have advanced levels of language proficiency. The article argues that in order to be successful, elementary programs have to be built with support and input from a variety of stakeholders, with careful consideration of the financial and human resources needed and with long-term articulation plans. A state-supported immersion program is used to illustrate how the integration of all these factors can lead to successful and scalable programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01