Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The future of foreign language education in the United States / edited by Terry A. Osborn.
p. cm.—(Contemporary language education, ISSN 1531–1449)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–89789–719–6 (alk. paper)
1. Languages, Modern—Study and teaching—United States. I. Osborn, Terry A.,
1966– II. Series.
LB1580.U6F88 2002
418′.0071′073—dc21 2001043012

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Copyright © 2002 by Terry A. Osborn

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001043012

ISBN: 0-89789-719-6

ISSN: 1531–1449

First published in 2002

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Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgment

The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following material:

Material from J. L. Watzke, 2000, The History of Foreign Language and Secondary Education Reform: Prospects for Achieving Standards-Based Goals. Ph.D. diss., The University of Iowa.

An earlier version of Chapter 3 was published by ACTFL as T. Reagan, 1999, “Constructivist Epistemology and Second/Foreign Language Pedagogy,” Foreign Language Annals 32(4): 413–425.

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