Foreign Language Study Benefits
Selected journals
The following journals are licensed for all KU students, faculty, and staff connecting to the Internet.
International Journal of STEM Education [electronic resource]The International Journal of STEM Education is a multidisciplinary [open access] journal in subject-content education that focuses on the study of teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It is being established as a brand new, forward looking journal in the field of education. As a peer-reviewed journal, it is positioned to promote research and educational development in the rapidly evolving field of STEM education around the world.
- Journal of STEM education : innovations and research [electronic resource]
"We aim to promote high-quality undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology through peer-reviewed articles that provide information that is well-founded in STEM content . . ."
STEM and Foreign Languages - Recommended Reading
- Sorry STEM, Google just made the case for more foreign language educationPosted by Meaghan on Jan 1, 2018 in Education, Language Learning, Language News (Transparent Language)
- Maryland Pairs World Languages with STEM to Increase 21st-Century SkillsPosted on January 15, 2014 by U.S. Department of Education
- Putting the FL in STEM: the Link Between Foreign Languages and the STEM FieldsPosted on 12 Aug, 2013 by Transparent Language in Language Learning, Trends
- STEM Alone Is Not The SolutionThe Skybox--Opinions, December 19, 2013, by Josh Goodman
- Languages as a Core Component of Education for All StudentsAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) online. Monday, May 20, 2013
- Math Literacy through French Language Learning: Connecting with the Common Core in the Lower Elementary GradesLearning Languages, v18 n1 p26-32 Win 2013, by Davis-Wiley, Patricia; Miller, Roy V.
- Science in Foreign Language Education: A Response to MLA Reports from a Liberal Arts College Spanish Program PerspectiveHispania, v93 n1 p139-143 Mar 2010, by Domcekova, Barbara
- STEM to STEAM – Recognizing the Value of Creative Skills in the Competitive DebateTheHuffingtonPost.com, 10/14/10, by John Tarnoff
- Schools can branch out from STEM curriculumBy Charlie Boss, The Columbus Dispatch • Tuesday November 5, 2013
- Advocates Seek More Focus on Learning Foreign LanguagesEducation Week, Published Online: October 8, 2013, by Alyssa Morones
- International Education Workshop Focuses on STEM Internships, Work Abroad ProgramsDiverse: Issues In Higher Education, April 27, 2012, by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
- Foreign languages 'dire' and 'fragile'.Education Journal. 2/15/2013, Issue 153, p1-1. 1p.
Abstract: The article focuses on the report issued by the British Academy that explores the foreign language provision at schools and universities, in the jobs market and the population as a whole in Great Britain. It states that most of the foreign language provision is in Spanish, German and French. The rarity for university students to take degrees, combining languages with vocational or STEM subjects, is also emphasized. - Advocates Seek More Focus on Learning Foreign Languages.Education Week. 10/9/2013, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p8-8. 1/2p.
Abstract: The article discusses efforts to increase foreign language education in the U.S. as a means of improving the stance of U.S. students in the global economy, commenting on the emphasis on science, technology, education, and mathematics (STEM) education and its impact of foreign language offerings. - Americans' Foreign Language Deficit and PossibleSolutions"This paper aims to describe the advantages of learning a foreign language, explain how Americans are falling behind, identity the different methods that have been employed to teach a foreign language and in the end, give a prescription regarding how Americans should go about learning foreign languages in the future. " (2016) Amanda Riehl