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Department of Homeland Security [[electronic resource] ] : DHS needs to comprehensively assess its foreign language needs and capabilities and identify shortfalls : report to the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
| Department of Homeland Security [[electronic resource] ] : DHS needs to comprehensively assess its foreign language needs and capabilities and identify shortfalls : report to the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ii, 39 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages
Competence and performance (Linguistics) Communicative competence - United States National security - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Department of Homeland Security |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910700899703321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring the US Language Flagship Program : Professional Competence in a Second Language by Graduation / / Dianna Murphy, Karen Evans-Romaine
| Exploring the US Language Flagship Program : Professional Competence in a Second Language by Graduation / / Dianna Murphy, Karen Evans-Romaine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
| Disciplina | 418.0071/073 |
| Collana | New Perspectives on Language and Education |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Study and teaching - United States
Second language acquisition - United States Communicative competence - United States |
| ISBN |
1-78309-611-X
1-78309-610-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. The Language Flagship: Creating Expectations and Opportunities for Professional- Level Language Learning in Undergraduate Education -- 2. Laying the Groundwork: Programmatic Models in US Language Flagship Programs -- 3. Adding Breadth to the Undergraduate Curriculum: Flagship Approaches to Interdisciplinary Language Learning -- 4. The Road Through Superior: Building Learner Independence -- 5. Maximizing Oral Proficiency Development via Telecollaborative Partnerships in the Portuguese Flagship Program -- 6. Creating Collaborative Communities through Online Cafés -- 7. Heritage Language Learners in Flagship Programs: Motivation, Language Proficiency and Intercultural Communicative Competence -- 8. Assessing Language Proficiency and Intercultural Development in the Overseas Immersion Context -- 9 .Overseas Internships in Advanced to Professional- Level Language Acquisition -- 10. Beyond Proficiency Gains: Assessing the Academic, Cultural and Professional Impact of the Flagship Experience on Alumni -- 11. Raise the Flag(ship)! Creating Hybrid Language Programs on the Flagship Model -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136069803321 |
| Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foreign language capabilities [[electronic resource] ] : Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State could better assess their foreign language needs and capabilities and address shortfalls : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate / / statement of David C. Maurer
| Foreign language capabilities [[electronic resource] ] : Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State could better assess their foreign language needs and capabilities and address shortfalls : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate / / statement of David C. Maurer |
| Autore | Maurer David C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (15 pages) |
| Collana | Testimony |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages
Competence and performance (Linguistics) Communicative competence - United States National security - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Foreign language capabilities |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910700707803321 |
Maurer David C
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Second language skills for all? : analyzing a proposed language requirement for U.S. Air Force officers / / Chaitra M. Hardison
| Second language skills for all? : analyzing a proposed language requirement for U.S. Air Force officers / / Chaitra M. Hardison |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 148 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 358.4/161 |
| Collana | Technical report (Rand Corporation) |
| Soggetto topico |
Second language acquisition - United States
Communicative competence - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8318-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Increasing the language proficiency of incoming Air Force officers -- RAND's study -- Organization of the report -- Background on adult language learning -- Measuring language proficiency -- Categories of difficulty -- The supply of language expertise -- Individual differences among language learners -- Educational programs designed to achieve high levels of proficiency -- After language learning: attrition and maintenance -- Implications -- Survey of Air Force officers -- Survey sample -- Survey content -- Survey results -- Language skills among Air Force officers -- Language learning experiences -- Relationships between language skills and other desirable outcomes -- Mandatory proficiency policies -- Incentives and disincentives for learning a second language -- Open-ended responses -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Immediate next steps -- Closing comment -- A. Descriptions of the ILR proficiency levels -- B. List of language flagship programs -- Screenshots of the survey -- Language courses at ROTC detachments -- E. Additional details on "other" and open-ended responses. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Second-Language Skills for All? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220093503321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The state of foreign language capabilities in national security and the federal government : hearings before the International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, September 14 and 19, 2000
| The state of foreign language capabilities in national security and the federal government : hearings before the International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, September 14 and 19, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 182 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages
Competence and performance (Linguistics) Communicative competence - United States National security - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Language and languages
Communicative competence National security Language arts & disciplines Political science |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | State of Foreign Language Capabilities in National Security and the Federal Government |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689445403321 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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