Languages Across the Curriculum: A Postsecondary Initiative

Abstract

As the United States has become more global in its economic, and political outlook, many employers have come to recognize the need for personnel with language and cultural skills in order to compete effectively in the international marketplace. At the same time, many language educators have come to realize that the traditional language program based on one to two years of the study of grammar structures followed by literature-based courses will not produce the type of skills necessary for working in the global economy.