The Struggle for a Place in the Sun: Rationalizing Foreign Language Study in the Twentieth Century.

Lantolf, James P.; Sunderman, Gretchen

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ERIC Number: EJ621532

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Publication Date: 2001

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The Struggle for a Place in the Sun: Rationalizing Foreign Language Study in the Twentieth Century.

Lantolf, James P.; Sunderman, Gretchen

Modern Language Journal, v85 n1 p5-25 Spr 2001

Focuses on five major themes in foreign language education that have surfaced throughout 8 decades. These include arguments supporting the value of FL study, periods of doubt and optimism about the place of FLs in the curriculum, the intense argumentation between faculties of education and the defenders of FL study, and which FLs should be taught in schools and what each might contribute to a students' education. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Trends, Scholarly Journals, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: A Century of Language Teaching and Research: Looking Back and Looking Ahead, Part 2.