Policy Issues in Foreign Language and Study Abroad

As exchange and study abroad programs proliferate and the range of countries and languages involved broadens, the role of language competence in such programs is in vital need of examination. Long-neglected policy issues, like standards and assessment as well as program design and management, must be addressed. Programs relying on or developing language competence are in need of a new national architecture, which brings to bear expertise from the field of second language acquisition, target languages and cultures, and exchange and study management

Competence (human resources · Comprehension approach · Economics · Foreign language · Knowledge management · Language assessment · Language education · Language industry · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Management · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Architecture · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching