[Federal Register: February 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 33)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The International Research and Studies Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Publication of the 1998 annual report.
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SUMMARY: Section 605 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), 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 605 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 utilization 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) Evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted under Title
VI that address national needs would not otherwise be offered;
(d) Comparative studies of the effectiveness of strategies to
provide international capabilities at institutions of higher education;
(e) Research on more effective methods of providing instruction and
achieving competency in foreign languages, area studies, or other
international fields;
(f) 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;
(g) Studies and surveys of the uses of technology in foreign
language, area studies, and international studies programs;
(h) Studies and evaluations of effective practices in the
dissemination of international information, materials, research,
teaching strategies, and testing techniques throughout the education
community, including elementary and secondary schools; and
(i) The application of performance tests and standards across all
areas of foreign language instruction and classroom use.
1998 Program Activities
In fiscal year 1998, 9 new grants ($958,266) and 22 continuation
grants ($1,931,090) were awarded under the International Research and
Studies Program. 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.
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Completed Research
A number of completed research projects resulting from grants made
during prior fiscal years have been received during the past year.
These are listed below.
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Title Author/location
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Gulf Arabic-English Dictionary......... University of Arizona,
Department of Near Eastern
Studies, Tucson, AZ 85721,
Hamdi A. Qafisheh.
A Textbook of Spoken Albanian.......... University of California,
Center for Research in
Language Acquisition 9500
Gilman Drive--UCSD, La Jolla,
CA 92093-0526, Leonard
Newmark.
Subarashii: Automatic Speech Entropic Research Laboratory,
Recognition for Computer-based 1040 Noel Drive, Menlo Park,
Exercises in the Japanese Language for CA 94025, Jared Bernstein,
Beginning High School Students. Farzad Ehsani.
A Reference Grammar of Pashto.......... Center for Applied Linguistics,
4646 40th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20016-1859,
Barbara Robson, Habibullah
Tegey.
Improved Beginners' Instructional University of Florida, Center
Materials for Akan. for African Studies, 427
Grinter Hall, Gainesville, FL
32611, Paul A. Kotey.
The ABC Alphabetically-based University of Hawaii, Spalding
Computerized Chinese-English Room, 2540 Maile Way,
Dictionary Project. Honolulu, HI 96822, Cynthia
Ning.
Teaching Materials for Russian Language Friends School, Center for
Instruction at the Secondary School Russian, Language and Culture,
Level. 5114 North Charles Street,
Baltimore, MD 21210, Zita D.
Dabars.
An Electronic Network for Secondary- Massachusetts Institute of
level Teachers of Japanese. Technology, Foreign Languages
and Literatures, Room 14N-305,
Cambridge, MA 02139, Shigeru
Miyagawa.
A Comprehensive Tibetan-English Case Western Reserve
Dictionary of Modern Tibetan. University, Department of
Anthropology, 11220
Bellflower, Cleveland, OH
44106-7125, Melvyn C.
Goldstein.
Malayalam Textbook: Hard Copy Braille University of Texas, Department
Materials for Languages Using non- of Oriental Languages, 2601
Roman Script. University Avenue, Austin, TX
78712, Rodney F. Moag.
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To obtain a copy of a completed study, contact the author at the
given address.
FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of the 1998 annual report and further
information regarding the International Research and Studies Program,
write to Jose L. Martinez, Program Officer, International Education and
Graduate Programs Service, United States Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202-5247. Telephone number:
(202) 401-9784.
Individuals who use a telecommunication 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.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this notice or
the 1998 annual report referred to in this notice in an alternative
format (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by
contacting the Department as listed above.
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published in the Federal Register.
Dated: February 12, 1999.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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