International Education and Foreign Languages: Keys to Securing America's FutureNational Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee to Review the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs National Academies Press, 2007 M07 18 - 414 páginas International Education and Foreign Languages reviews the Department of Education's Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign language programs. This book offers a timely look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the effect of the nation's lack of expertise in foreign languages and cultural knowledge on national security and global competitiveness and it describes the challenges faced by the U.S. educational system and the federal government in trying to address those needs. The book also examines the federal government's recent proposal to create a new National Security Language Initiative, the role of the Department of Education, and current efforts to hold higher education programs accountable. This book provides information and recommendations that can help universities, educators, and policy makers establish a system of foreign language and international education that is ready to respond to new and unanticipated challenges around the world. |
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... expertise and hard work of the committee was advanced by the support of our sponsor, the contributions of able consultants and staff, and the input of outside experts and university officials. The funding for this project was provided ...
... expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee of the NRC. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published ...
... expertise of its personnel and to focus attention on the need for more and better language skills, particularly in certain languages considered critical. It would be shortsighted, however, to limit national attention to the needs of ...
... expertise—particularly as needed for economic, foreign affairs, and national security purposes—and to provide recommendations to enhance future effectiveness. The committee was asked to consider eight key areas specified by Congress in ...
... expertise and developing approaches to address those needs. • Current efforts to develop language assessments and to effectively apply developments in technology to language assessment and the support of language instruction suffer from ...