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Download full textRice, Jennifer King; Stavrianos, Michael – 1995
This research synthesis provides an overview of the issues central to adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs since researchers and policymakers have shown interest in exploring new possibilities for the ESL component. The following topics are discussed of the Adult Education Act (AEA). The following topics are discussed in the report:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
Dixon, Moss; Martin, Anne – 1990
The report evaluates the Australian Second Language Learning Program, intended to promote introduction and expansion of second language learning in Australian elementary and secondary schools. The assessment was conducted after 2 years of the 4-year program development phase. The report consists of an executive summary and three main parts,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Allender, Susan Chou – 1998
A report examines the situation of adult education for immigrants and refugees in Australia. The first section situates the nation's immigration program within national economic development. The second section outlines the development of policy and programs relating to language and literacy education for migrants and refugees, and describes how…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Kecht, Maria-Regina; Long, Richard P. – 1996
This final report describes a project at the University of Connecticut-Storrs, begun in 1993, to create a 5-year interdisciplinary, undergraduate, double-degree program, combining a bachelor of science in engineering with a bachelor of arts in German. The program, called Eurotech, is intended to provide students with practical, integrated foreign…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support
Galvan, Jose L.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia – 1996
A proposed program in English as a Second Language (ESL) for limited-English-proficient students at California State University at Los Angeles (CSLA) is outlined. Eligible international students and recent immigrants and refugees would be identified and placed using a test of English for academic purposes. The proposed program would consists of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1993
The statement presents a consensus of what South Carolina educators expect children to know and be able to do in foreign languages, and the changes needed in the educational system to support what teachers and students do in the classroom. It is not a curriculum guide, but is intended for use by policymakers, instructional leaders, teachers, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation
