Second language skills for all? : analyzing a proposed language requirement for U.S. Air Force officers
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA
Rand
2012
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| Colección: | Technical report (Rand Corporation)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421478506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
