Attracting Students to and Holding Them in Foreign Languages.

Autor/in	Strasheim, Lorraine A.
Titel	Attracting Students to and Holding Them in Foreign Languages.
Quelle	58 (1979) 1, (8 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Advertising; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Language Attitudes; Language Enrollment; Publicity; School Community Relationship; Second Language Instruction; Student Motivation; Student Recruitment; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Teacher Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Werbung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sprachverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schulische Motivation; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	Suggestions are offered for attracting students to and holding them in foreign language programs, and information on attrition rates in foreign language study for Indiana is included. After students start confronting difficult grammar, teachers might want to present short-term objectives and study tips. Many students require a great deal of structure and may benefit from step-by-step assignments. Ways to recruit students to study foreign languages and to increase the visibility of the language departments are suggested. Recruitment and promotion are distinguished as two separate endeavors. Foreign language learning must also be promoted by the different professionals within the field who need to act in unity. Professionals need to know about each educational level, about working conditions, resources, what techniques are working, and the problems. It is suggested that with learning outcomes, foreign language professionals would be in a better position to promote the discipline to administrators. Behavior guidelines for promoting foreign language to administrators, proposed by Alfred Gage, are presented. Interactions with the community to promote foreign language study are also addressed. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01