Second language skills for all?
Subtitle: analyzing a proposed language requirement for U.S. Air Force officers
By: Chaitra M. Hardison ... [et al.].
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780833060341
Subjects: Second language acquisition; United States. Air Force; Officers; Communicative competence; United States; Training of
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-148).
Table of contents: title: Increasing the language proficiency of incoming Air Force officers; title: RAND's study; title: Organization of the report; title: Background on adult language learning; title: Measuring language proficiency; title: Categories of difficulty; title: The supply of language expertise; title: Individual differences among language learners; title: Educational programs designed to achieve high levels of proficiency; title: After language learning: attrition and maintenance; title: Implications; title: Survey of Air Force officers; title: Survey sample; title: Survey content; title: Survey results; title: Language skills among Air Force officers; title: Language learning experiences; title: Relationships between language skills and other desirable outcomes; title: Mandatory proficiency policies; title: Incentives and disincentives for learning a second language; title: Open-ended responses; title: Conclusions and recommendations; title: Conclusions; title: Recommendations; title: Immediate next steps; title: Closing comment; title: A. Descriptions of the ILR proficiency levels; title: B. List of language flagship programs; title: Screenshots of the survey; title: Language courses at ROTC detachments; title: E. Additional details on "other" and open-ended responses.