The Employment Act of 1946: some history notes
of the 1930s, Congress passed the Employment Act of 1946. Its sponsors believed that earlier failures to deal with massive worldwide unemployment had contributed significantly to the rise of National Socialism, which eventually culminated in World War II. This belief urged the act’s sponsors to find a solution to the problem that had caused “such a great melting away of prosperity in such a short period of time.”’
Recreating the 1940s-Founded Institutions for Today's Global Economy Remarks upon receiving the Truman Medal for Economic Policy
It is a great honor to receive the Truman Medal for Economic Policy and to follow in the footsteps of Alan Greenspan, George Shultz, Paul Volcker, Allan Meltzer and Alice Rivlin—all people who I admire greatly and have learned much from. Talk about standing on the shoulders of giants! I thank the Harry S. Truman Library Institute, The Henry W. Bloch School of Management, the Economic Club of Kansas City, and the Missouri Council on Economic Education.
Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice
ABSTRACT Within the framework of viewing communicative competence as a prerequisite to linguistic competence, rather than vice versa, this paper considers the following: (1) the nature of communicative competence; (2) the implications of communicative competence for second language teaching; and (3) ways in which the teacher can begin to make a foreign language program more meaningful. Communicative competeuce is defined as what native speakers know which enables them to interact effectively with each other. Implications for the language teacher include: (T) the need for tests which measure the ability to use language; (2) the irrelevancy of sequencing surface features; (3) the need for emphasis on non-lizguistic aspects of communication; and (4) the need to re-examiLe attitudes toward students and language teaching. Practical suggestins for implementing communicative competence in the classroom include the use of spontaneous role-playing, discussions, games, radio, and the telephone. (AM)