Title: Implicit Foreign Languages Policies and Their Influence on American Foreign Language Education

Abstract: The history of the development of American education is a history of North American immigration as well as a history of the development of languages. For a long time, from American colonization to independence, foreign language education was not a problem which needed urgent consideration from the Federal or local governments. That is why there has been no specific policy to direct foreign language development. Implicit foreign language education policies, such as the influence of religious and political leaders, educational organizations, etc. have had a profound influence on American foreign language education development.

Keywords: implicit foreign languages policies, political leaders, educational organization, American foreign language education

Author: Hui Luo, Lecturer, Foreign Studies College, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.