Language education policy in Hawaii: two case studies and some current issues

Issues with Language Policy and Planning in Iranian Higher Education

In this study, we attempt to bring to light various organisational and implementational clashes relevant to the conceptualisation of language policies at national level, and the planning of local practices with regard to degree programmes, language journals and conferences in Iranian higher education. We also prove that in its current status, the ELT syllabus in Iran, both at national and local...

Some Trends and Issues in Foreign Language Education

The barrage of new trends and new foci in language teaching and learning can create a sense of unease among language educators, pulling them in many directions, as linguistic, cultural, technical, and educational considerations compete for time and space in their conceptual frameworks. It is a feeling shared by all those who are engaged in second language acquisition (SLA). Indeed, the burgeoni...

Ideology and Criminal Justice Policy: Some Current Issues

Some issues of Japanese speech-language-hearing therapy education.

Recent trends in Japanese speech-language-hearing (SLH) therapy education are reported. The rapid growth of educational institutions has continued since our last report. The educational curriculum was established by the 1997 certification of Japanese SLH therapists, and is strictly applied to educating both college/university and vocational school students. Over 1,000 students annually become r...

Computer visualisation in planning control: some case studies and issues

Computer visualisation has a currently unrealised potential for assisting the control of urban design by planning authorities through its ability to provide and amend realistic pictures of proposed development and so enable lay groups, especially local politicians, and the public at large to view directly the impact of proposed development and to participate more effectively in negotiations con...