This article examines the history of African Americans in the academic study of world languages and presents an overview of inquiry on the topic. The paper focuses on the impact of race in second language acquisition (SLA) as exemplified through the experience of black students in language education and study abroad. It discusses objectives, policies, instructional priorities and strategies, conditions, and materials related to how black students have in the past, are currently, or should be engaged in language learning. The article examines the path forged by African Americans in world language study, signals gaps in the present body of knowledge, and suggests future directions for investigations into this important topic in the field of applied linguistics and SLA for ARAL's 40th anniversary.

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世界语言研究中的非裔美国人：伪造的道路和未来方向

本文考察了非裔美国人在世界语言学术研究中的历史，并概述了对该主题的探究。本文重点关注种族对第二语言习得 (SLA) 的影响，以黑人学生在语言教育和出国留学的经历为例。它讨论了与黑人学生过去、现在或应该如何从事语言学习相关的目标、政策、教学重点和策略、条件和材料。本文考察了非裔美国人在世界语言研究中开辟的道路，指出了当前知识体系中的差距，并提出了在应用语言学和 SLA 领域研究这一重要主题的未来方向阿拉尔的 40 周年。