Research Findings and Foreign Language Requirements in Colleges and Universities

Bibliographic Data

ID8936047
AuthorsLeon A Jakobovits (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume2
Issue4
Pages436-456
Publication date1969-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1944-9720.1969.tb00321.x
OpenAlexW2158982185
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

This report summarizes earlier reviews on research findings in FL teaching and outlines those principal conclusions which seemed to the writer to have the most adequate empirical justification. Five major topics are discussed: teaching methods in FL instruction, FL aptitude, the attainment of FL proficiency, the effects of motivation and interest in FL learning, and the goals and benefits of FL study. Nineteen conclusions are presented and their implications for FL teaching are discussed. Several recommendations for changes in the college FL curriculum are included

Aptitude · Curriculum · Developmental psychology · Empirical research · Foreign language · Higher education · Language proficiency · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Principal (computer security · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning

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