What the U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries
By
Donna Christian, Ingrid Pufahl, and Nancy C. Rhodes
Summarized by
Suhail Naaman
By
Donna Christian, Ingrid Pufahl, and Nancy C. Rhodes
Summarized by
Suhail Naaman
Abstract:
The authors was trying to show how teaching other languages programs in other parts of the world are better than our programs here in the United States, and if there are ways to adopt these programs and implement them here in the United States.
Introduction:
Our country usually doesn’t look for any experiences from other countries because they think that their country is the leader of the world and they know everything, which is wrong of course. The statistics shows that 50% of the European adults know another language fluently while only 9% of the American adults are highly proficient in another language. On this level so many concerns from the federal and state pops up (e.g. No child left behind, Short of teachers---etc.) which makes learning a second language as secondary subject. But there is still a question that should be asked, how can we achieve the other countries in learning a foreign language?
Countries that Take languages seriously treat them as important core subjects:
Most of the European countries consider learning another language just like learning mathematics, reading, writing, science ---etc. Besides that some countries had established a very successful immersion programs like Canada.
Conclusion, what can the U.S. Do?
The country can promote foreign languages through government supported programs or state of the art language programs that begin instruction early. At the end we should learn from other peoples’ experience, and always try to integrate technology to curriculum, and one of the best ways is to use the blog in our schools.
References:
Christian, D., Pufahl, I., Rhodes, N. C., Fostering Foreign Language Proficiency: What the U.S. can Learn From Other Countries. Phi Delta Kappan 87 no3 N 2005.
Introduction:
Our country usually doesn’t look for any experiences from other countries because they think that their country is the leader of the world and they know everything, which is wrong of course. The statistics shows that 50% of the European adults know another language fluently while only 9% of the American adults are highly proficient in another language. On this level so many concerns from the federal and state pops up (e.g. No child left behind, Short of teachers---etc.) which makes learning a second language as secondary subject. But there is still a question that should be asked, how can we achieve the other countries in learning a foreign language?
Countries that Take languages seriously treat them as important core subjects:
Most of the European countries consider learning another language just like learning mathematics, reading, writing, science ---etc. Besides that some countries had established a very successful immersion programs like Canada.
Conclusion, what can the U.S. Do?
The country can promote foreign languages through government supported programs or state of the art language programs that begin instruction early. At the end we should learn from other peoples’ experience, and always try to integrate technology to curriculum, and one of the best ways is to use the blog in our schools.
References:
Christian, D., Pufahl, I., Rhodes, N. C., Fostering Foreign Language Proficiency: What the U.S. can Learn From Other Countries. Phi Delta Kappan 87 no3 N 2005.
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