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Foreign language study always seems to be in crisis: one every ten years since 1880, according to one author (Merás, 1937, 280). The crises may be internal, most often the perception that “something isn’t working”, documented in reports and recommendations with their ensuing controversy (e.g., the Report of the Committee of Ten). External crises also lead to anxiety and self-interrogation. The Spanish-American war, for example, created much discussion over the practical value of languages. In this chapter, I will explore the 1929 Coleman report and its methodological implications, the most important internal crisis of the pre-war decade. The growing influence of sciences in the curriculum posed an external threat, keeping the profession in crisis mode through this period.

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Of Shibboleths and Zealots Methodological Contestation During the Interwar Period

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    2025年

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  • H. Jay Siskin

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Foreign language study always seems to be in crisis: one every ten years since 1880, according to one author (Merás, 1937, 280). The crises may be internal, most often the perception that “something isn’t working”, documented in reports and recommendations with their ensuing controversy (e.g., the Report of the Committee of Ten). External crises also lead to anxiety and self-interrogation. The Spanish-American war, for example, created much discussion over the practical value of languages. In this chapter, I will explore the 1929 Coleman report and its methodological implications, the most important internal crisis of the pre-war decade. The growing influence of sciences in the curriculum posed an external threat, keeping the profession in crisis mode through this period.