Something to Talk about: The University of Rhode Island's Multilingual Graduates Go Global

Autor/in	Reynolds, Nedra
Titel	Something to Talk about: The University of Rhode Island's Multilingual Graduates Go Global
Quelle	In: Liberal Education, 105 (2019) 3-4 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0024-1822
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Departments; Modern Languages; Literature; Universities; Curriculum Development; Language Proficiency; Cultural Awareness; German; French; Spanish; Chinese; Italian; Japanese; Semitic Languages; Career Development; Cultural Pluralism; Multilingualism; Program Descriptions; College Second Language Programs; Rhode Island + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Department; Abteilung; Gegenwartssprache; Literatur; University; Universität; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Deutscher; Französisch; Spanisch; China; Chinesen; Italienisch; Japaner; Japanisch; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Berufsentwicklung; Kulturpluralismus; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus
Abstract	At a time when language programs around the United States are in crisis--the University of Rhode Island's Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures is realigning its curriculum to emphasize proficiency and intercultural competence within a strong liberal arts context. The result of the department's recent initiatives? More than 750 students, nearly all of them in dual-degree programs, are majoring in one of five different languages: German, Spanish, Chinese, French, and Italian, with the option to minor in Arabic or Japanese. Through a focus on language for careers, the university's language programs have given students from a variety of majors experiences that prepare them to be bilingual engineers, diplomats, computer scientists, business executives, health-care workers, and other professionals in our multicultural, international economy. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01