ERIC ED010463: BESTOWING THE GIFT OF TONGUES pdf

ERIC ED010463: BESTOWING THE GIFT OF TONGUES

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THE BACKGROUND, ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES, AND WORKING ACTIVITIES OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WERE PRESENTED AS WELL AS AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. COLLEGE LANGUAGE CENTERS WERE SET UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO TEACH LANGUAGES DESIGNATED AS IMPORTANT. ALONG WITH THESE CENTERS, THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR ADVANCED TRAINING OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. DURING THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM’S FIRST 2 YEARS OF OPERATION, 49 SUMMER AND 9 FULL-YEAR INSTITUTES WERE CONDUCTED, TRAINING OVER 3,000 TEACHERS. TRAINING WAS OFFERED IN FRENCH, SPANISH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, AND ITALIAN. FACTORS LEADING TO THE VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS OF THESE INSTITUTES ARE OUTLINED IN THE REPORT. (JH

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1961-03
• Year: 1961
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, College Programs, History, Language Acquisition, Language Programs, Language Teachers, Modern Languages, Program Evaluation, BEATTIE, ARTHUR H

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