Reset or Forge Ahead? Is There a Future and 'Value' in the Study of Spanish? Historical Trends and Calculations of the Merit or Dollar Worth of the Language
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| Title: | Reset or Forge Ahead? Is There a Future and 'Value' in the Study of Spanish? Historical Trends and Calculations of the Merit or Dollar Worth of the Language |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dulfano, Isabel, Rubio, Fernando |
| Source: | Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2014 35(2):139-150. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Language Fluency, Business Communication, Language Usage, Language Attitudes, Economics, Marketing, Qualitative Research, Enrollment Trends, Educational Benefits, Educational History |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01434632.2013.852560 |
| ISSN: | 0143-4632 |
| Abstract: | The objective of this paper is to trace the actual demand on enrolments over time, as much as the history of wavering public and academic sentiment towards teaching and speaking Spanish in this country during the last century. Secondarily, we examine the question of the value of mother tongue fluency or the acquisition, mastery and usage of the Spanish language in today's international marketplace. Using a qualitative review of current research, we provide some approximations of economic and marketing quantitative determinations of "value" of the language. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 38 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1030889 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The objective of this paper is to trace the actual demand on enrolments over time, as much as the history of wavering public and academic sentiment towards teaching and speaking Spanish in this country during the last century. Secondarily, we examine the question of the value of mother tongue fluency or the acquisition, mastery and usage of the Spanish language in today's international marketplace. Using a qualitative review of current research, we provide some approximations of economic and marketing quantitative determinations of "value" of the language. |
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| ISSN: | 0143-4632 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01434632.2013.852560 |
