Educational Reform and the Babel (Babble) of Culture: Prospects for the Standards for Foreign Language Learning  

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Davis, James N.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Modern Language Journal (sebagian Full Text & ada di JSTOR) vol. 81 no. 2 (Jun. 1997), page 151-163.
Fulltext: Vol 81 no 2 pp.151-163.pdf (2.11MB)

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Advocacy of foreign language mandates in the U.S. plays out within a socioculturally determined "context of reception," a volatile background of contradictory voices, both internal and external to organized education. As an example of this assertion, this article discusses implementation of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning (1996) in relation to their historical and political dimensions.l Drawing upon research studies and theoretical notions from critical discourse analysis (e.g., Lemke, 1995; Luke, 1995) and applied rhetoric (e.g., Allen & Caillouet, 1994; Cheney, 1991), I demonstrate how the extreme decentralization of the American educational system often works to subvert genuine innovation. I also propose "multidiscursive" communication strategies that may enable foreign language advocates to address effectively the diverse identities of our many constituencies. This article is dedicated to the memory of the late A. Ronald Walton, Deputy Director of the National Foreign Language Resource Center, who provided valuable information and warm encouragement to this project.

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