Colville-Hall, S. & O'Connor, B. (2006). Using big books: A Standards-based instructional approach for foreign language teacher candidates in a PreK-12 program. Foreign Language Annals , 39(3), (487-506). This article is of interest to instructors preparing language teachers as well as...
Rieken, E. (1996). Standards for Foreign Language Learning: One district's experience. Learning Languages , 1(3), (7-11). This article describes the involvement of one large Georgia school district in developing the Standards. One goal of the project was to find some way to bring unity...
Lange, D. L. (1999). Response to the Welles and James. ACTFL White Papers ,(Summer), (9-11). This report, written shortly after the publication of the National Standards, would be of interest to those who study the history of the Standards movement in the United States, as well as higher...
James, D. (1998). The Impact on Higher Education of Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century. ACTFL White Papers ,(Fall), (11-14). This article would be of interest to those who study the history of the Standards movement in the United States. It was...
Wiley, T. G. (2007). The foreign language "crisis " in the United States: Are the heritage and community languages the remedy?. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies , 4(2), (179-205). This article would be of interest to those who study the history of second-language learning in the U.S....
Glisan, E. W. (2005). Leaving no foreign language teachers behind: A grassroots perspective. Modern Language Journal , 89(2), (268-272). This article will interest those concerned with how the FL profession may respond to the threat of NCLB Act legislation. Glisan provides two guiding...
Valdés, G. (2001). Heritage language students: Profiles and possibilities . In Peyton, J. K., Ranard, D. A. & McGinnis, S. (Ed.), Heritage languages in America: Preserving a national resource . (pp. 37-77). McHenry, IL: Delta Systems. This chapter is an introduction to a number of...
Fonseca-Greber, B. & Reagan, T. (2008). Developing K-16 student Standards for language learning: A critical examination of the case of Esperanto. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies , 5(1), (44-63). This article reports on the development of US Standards for teaching Esperanto, and...
Swaffar, J. (2006). Terminology and its discontents: Some caveats about communicative competence. Modern Language Journal , 90(2), (246-248). This article will be of interest to those interested in the construct "communicative competence" (CC), its historical roots and its path in FL...
Phillips, J. K. & Lafayette, R. (1996). Reactions to the catalyst: Implications for our new professional structure . In Lafayette, R. (Ed.), National Standards: A Catalyst for Reform . (pp. 197-209). Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company. Concluding a volume dedicated to the...
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