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The General Language Course in the College Curriculum
Author(s) -
Muller Siegfried H.
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1944.tb03932.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , curriculum , mathematics education , subject matter , subject (documents) , general education , language assessment , pedagogy , psychology , linguistics , computer science , engineering , library science , philosophy , aerospace engineering
Objectives of the purely cultural college course in General Language are broader than those of the corresponding secondary school course. While a vital function of the college course is the preparation of prospective language teachers, students of the social sciences should also derive benefits. Methods and subject matter depend on the level at which the course is given, but the pattern of instruction should be built around a survey of existing languages and their relationship and historical development without attempting a working knowledge of any particular language.