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Assessing Support for High School Foreign Language Programs: The Tennessee Model
Author(s) -
Campana Phillip J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1983.tb01420.x
Subject(s) - foreign language , documentation , mathematics education , statistical analysis , computer science , political science , pedagogy , linguistics , psychology , mathematics , statistics , programming language , philosophy
A bstract In their efforts to promote the study of foreign languages, teachers require various types of supporting documentation, including statistical information, as a base for presentations to administrators, legislators, and civic groups. This article describes a comprehensive report on Tennessee secondary schools and uses a simple formula to determine the support for foreign languages in individual schools, school systems, counties, and congressional districts. It also describes the use of some of the linguistic maps and statistical tables contained in the report and the possible applications for teachers in other states.