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ERIC Number: EJ313911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A New Curriculum for New Purposes.
Rivers, Wilga M.
Foreign Language Annals, v18 n1 p37-43 Feb 1985
Outlines five directions foreign language programs can take and makes the following recommendations for classroom teaching: (1) link foreign languages with international studies and (2) teach languages for career purposes, (3) for intercommunity understanding, (4) for insight into the process of communication, and (5) to serve as a key to humanistic experiences. (SED)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, International Studies, Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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