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Foreign Languages and Careers
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Honig, Lucille J.; Brod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Gives employment opportunity information in the following fields where foreign language can be used as an auxiliary skill: 1) Business, Industry, Commerce; 2) Civil Service; 3) Education; 4) Law; 5) Library Science; 6) Media; 7) Science; 8) Service; 9) Social Sciences; 10) Travel, Tourism. The fields of foreign language teaching and interpretation…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Interpreters
Foreign Language Enrollments in United States Colleges - Fall 1974
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Brod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
The 1974 Survey of Foreign Language Registrations in United States Institutions of Higher Education, conducted by the Modern Language Association, is described here. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Foreign Languages and Careers
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Honig, Lucille J.; Brod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Discusses vocational opportunities in which second languages are considered an asset and often a requirement for employment. (RL)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
The State of the Profession--1983.
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Brod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Discusses the pluralism and diversity of the language teaching profession and ways in which the profession might become more unified, with an emphasis on the role of the professional societies. (EKN)
Descriptors: Group Unity, Language Teachers, Professional Associations, Second Language Instruction
Back to the Center: Activism and the Humanities.
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Brod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1982
Presents case in favor of the teaching of foreign languages at all educational levels based on humanistic concerns. Calls for creation of language-centered liberal arts program to be installed in schools and colleges. (BK)
Descriptors: Humanistic Education, Humanities, International Schools, Magnet Schools