Many Calls, Little Action: Global Illiteracy in the United States

Autor/in	Scott, Robert A.
Titel	Many Calls, Little Action: Global Illiteracy in the United States
Quelle	In: Presidency, 8 (2005) 1, S.18-23 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1099-3681
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Second Language Instruction; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; International Education; Educational Change; Higher Education; Global Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Bundesrecht; Internationale Erziehung; Bildungsreform; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Denken
Abstract	Colleges and universities have a role in preparing graduates for an increasingly interdependent world in which the knowledge of other languages and cultures is a fundamental need. Because of concerns about the nation's readiness to communicate with people in other countries, whether for purposes of trade, diplomacy, defense, or culture, many educators and policy leaders have called for improvements in national foreign language capabilities. Despite these calls to action, there has been little progress, says the author, because universities, states, businesses, and the federal government have been inconsistent in their priorities. By partnering with government and business, the author believes universities are uniquely positioned to advance its response to the nation's needs for globally literate graduates. (Contains 13 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Council on Education. One Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036-1193. Tel: 202-939-9452; e-mail: pubs@ace.nche.edu; Web site: http://www.acenet.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10