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Gartman, Max D. – 1986
A change in language laboratory use at the University of North Alabama has given new meaning to the lab requirement and role. While developing a language program, the developer reviewed the language lab's traditional role and found a mixed history with many negative aspects. Personal experience also revealed problems, including: students and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures
Lafayette, Robert C. – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
Elementary school second language instruction began in 1840 but has in general been restricted to a limited number of schools and programs. In 1969, Louisiana initiated an effort to become the country's center of French language study, bringing together resources from French-speaking nations and setting an example for other communities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, FLES
Ingram, D. E. – 1994
The value of foreign language education at the elementary school level for Australia is discussed from two perspectives: its contribution to tolerance of cultural diversity within Australian society and its contribution to Australia's role in the global society. Reference is made to a variety of studies and commission reports. First, the…
Descriptors: Civics, Civil Liberties, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education
Bolton, John K. – 1987
A review of prevailing patterns of sponsorship of college and university English as a second language (ESL) programs indicates that in community colleges, they tend to be housed in English departments. In four-year institutions they are generally in semi-autonomous units or institutes. The argument for departmental sponsorship is based on data…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, Departments, English (Second Language)
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of ninth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in Manitoba involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of sixth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in the province involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 6, Immersion Programs
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Ancelet, Barry Jean – French Review, 1988
The history of public policy concerning Cajun French instruction in Louisiana is reviewed, and the prospects for regeneration of the language in the state's schools are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational History, Educational Policy, Language Maintenance
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Lamartina-Lens, Iride; Williams, Adelia – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Pace University (New York) has responded to uneven language enrollments by developing two new majors: (1) modern languages and cultures, in which students must demonstrate proficiency in any two modern languages offered, and (2) language, culture, and world trade, an interdisciplinary applied…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Education, Departments, Higher Education
Sunderland, Jane; Toncheva, Elizabeth – 1991
Project Work is increasingly being used in In-service Teacher Education courses for English-as-a-foreign-language teachers for the purposes of both language improvement and learning about English language teaching. At the Institute for English Language Education, Lancaster University, the intended purpose of Project Work is primarily the latter.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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Shapson, Stan – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
Outlines ways for postsecondary institutions to adapt entry requirements and develop new courses to meet the needs of two target groups with different language learning needs: functionally bilingual secondary immersion graduates and graduates of secondary foreign language programs who show interest in increasing proficiency in French. (MSE)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bilingual Education, College Second Language Programs, Educational Change
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Klein, Richard B. – CUPA Journal, 1991
The University of Mississippi's modern language department chairman discusses the chair's role in achieving faculty diversity and offers guidelines for hiring minority faculty, including realistic self-examination and portrayal, targeting all minorities, developing a working relationship with counterpart departments in other institutions, visiting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Pluralism
Ward, Annita Marie – 1995
A study investigated the effectiveness of a Salem-Teikyo University (West Virginia) program of English-as-a-Second-Language conversational tutoring for a cohort of 185 Japanese students and a similar but smaller Japanese-as-a-Second-Language tutoring program for the English-speaking cohort. Data were gathered through surveys of faculty (n=4),…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Young, Richard – 1990
A discussion of innovation in college and university intensive English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs uses a systems approach to analyze program elements (constituencies, decision-makers, purpose, performance measures, environments, resources, subsystems, and boundaries) and describes new program initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
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Furstenberg, Gilberte – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Suggests that in college second language teaching, teachers and administrators view the classroom as a place where computers are resources for teachers and students alike, and teachers and learners work side by side taking advantage of electronic teaching materials. This requires that teachers design appropriate tasks and that department heads…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads
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Gutierrez, John R. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Current and aspiring teachers of college Spanish need an awareness of how and why the language and dialects are used in real-life contexts, and to understand the value of the variations as well as that of standard usage. Training of teaching assistants and language teachers should include basic notions of sociolinguistics, including the functions…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Dialects, Heritage Education
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