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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 

The International Research and Studies Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Publication of 1993 annual report.

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SUMMARY: Section 606 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as 
amended, authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to 
conduct research, studies, and surveys and develop specialized 
instructional materials that further the purposes of Part A of Title VI 
of the HEA.
    The activities conducted under section 606 of the HEA correspond in 
large part to the foreign language and area studies research activities 
previously supported under section 602 of Title VI of the National 
Defense Education Act.

Purpose

    Under the International Research and Studies Program, the Secretary 
of Education awards grants and contracts for--
    (a) Studies and surveys to determine the needs for increased or 
improved instruction in foreign language, area studies, or other 
international fields, including the demand for foreign language, area, 
and other international specialists in government, education, and the 
private sector;
    (b) Studies and surveys to assess the use of graduates of programs 
supported under this title by governmental, educational, and private 
sector organizations and other studies assessing the outcomes and 
effectiveness of programs so supported;
    (c) Comparative studies of the effectiveness of strategies to 
provide international capabilities at institutions of higher education;
    (d) Research on more effective methods of providing instruction and 
achieving competency in foreign languages;
    (e) The development and publication of specialized materials for 
use in foreign language, area studies, and other international fields, 
or for training foreign language, area, and other international 
specialists; and
    (f) The application of performance tests and standards across all 
areas of foreign language instruction and classroom use.

1993 Program Activities

    In fiscal year 1993, 9 new grants ($933,231) and 14 continuation 
grants ($1,263,767) were awarded under the International Research and 
Studies Program. All of these grants are active currently and will be 
monitored through progress reports submitted by grantees. Grantees have 
90 days after the expiration of the grant to submit the products 
resulting from their research to the Department of Education for review 
and acceptance.

Completed Research

    The first grants under the authority of section 606 were awarded in 
fiscal year 1981. Most of the research projects funded in FY 1981 
through FY 1990 have been completed and reported in previous annual 
reports. However, a number of completed research projects resulting 
from grants made during prior fiscal years have been received during 
the past year. A listing of this completed research follows. Grants 
from fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 are still ongoing, or have 
recently expired. 

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                       Title                                               Author/location                      
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A Comprehensive Lexicon of English/Chinese          A.C. Chang, American Graduate School of International       
 Business Terms.                                     Management, Thunderbird Campus, Glendale, AZ 85306.        
Advanced Gulf Arabic..............................  H.A. Qafisheh, Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, 
                                                     Tucson, AZ 85721.                                          
Reading Authentic Czech and Polish/Volume II......  G. Privorotsky and W. Walczynski, Center for Applied        
                                                     Linguistics, 1118 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.  
Pashto Reader and Glossary........................  B. Robson, Center for Applied Linguistics, 1118 22nd Street,
                                                     NW., Washington, DC 20037.                                 
The Development of the Polish Proficiency Test....  C.W. Stansfield, Center for Applied Linguistics, 1118 22nd  
                                                     Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.                         
Improving Listening Comprehension in Russian......  J. Rubin, I. Thompson, Department of Slavic Languages,      
                                                     George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052.        
Translation Tutorials.............................  D. Bowen, Department of Languages and Linguistics,          
                                                     Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW., Washington,
                                                     DC 20057.                                                  
Learning Strategies in Japanese Foreign Language    A.U. Chamot, Department of Languages and Linguistics,       
 Instruction.                                        Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW., Washington,
                                                     DC 20057.                                                  
American and Chinese Perceptions and Belief         L.B. Szalay, Institute of Comparative Social and Cultural   
 Systems, A PRC-Taiwanese Comparison.                Studies, Inc., 6935 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD      
                                                     20815.                                                     
Specialized Materials for Teaching Japanese in the  M. Met, Montgomery County Public Schools, 850 Hungerford    
 Elementary School.                                  Drive, Rockville, MD 20850-1747.                           
Los Arboles Hablan: A Spanish Language Curriculum   J.P. Zuman, Intercultural Center for Research in Education, 
 Unit Based on the Study of Latin American Forests/  366 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174.             
 Phase I.                                                                                                       
Non-Conventional Chinese Reading Materials/Phase I  Tao-chung Yao, Asian Studies, Mount Holyoke College, South  
                                                     Hadley, MA 01075.                                          
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    All of the listed materials and reports have been reviewed by 
Department of Education staff and meet the terms and conditions under 
which the grants were awarded.
    To obtain a copy of a complete study, contact the author at the 
institution listed.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of this report and further information 
regarding the International Research and Studies Program, write to 
Joseph F. Belmonte, Acting Director, Center for International 
Education, United States Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202-5247. Telephone number: (202) 732-6065.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

    Dated: February 10, 1994.
David A. Longanecker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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