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Ryder, Frank G. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Proposes (1) the merging of foreign language and literature departments and (2) an increased American representation in these departments with a reduction in foreign teachers. (AM)
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Grandin, John; And Others – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This report deals with the function of a department of second language instruction at the University of Rhode Island, which could serve as a model for departments at other institutions. (CFM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Language Programs, Departments, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedMcAlpine, Dave – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Describes the process of restructuring departments at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and its effects on the foreign language department, international center, and intensive English language program. Discusses problems associated with both the lengthy process and the resulting structure, the home for eleven separate units with distinct…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Departments
Saine, Thomas P. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
Evaluation of university teachers is generally left to students, but the first and most important evaluation must be made at the departmental level. (CFM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Faculty, College Language Programs, Departments
Peer reviewedLindenberger, Herbert – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
A discussion of enrollment variability and faculty hiring in college second-language departments looks at issues in how institutions handle staffing policy, graduate student admissions, offering graduate students a realistic picture of postgraduation employment prospects, and the master-apprentice relationship of the faculty member and graduate…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Departments
Timpe, Eugene F. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This article gives guidelines for the evaluation of foreign language departments that should lead to an upgrading of the profession. (CFM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Class Size, College Language Programs, Departments
Response to Dorothy James, "Bypassing the Traditional Leadership: Who's Minding the Store?": Part 2.
Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi; Kleinhenz, Christopher; Mignolo, Walter; Pratt, Mary Louise; Vieira, Nelson; James, Dorothy – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Five brief essays are presented in response to an earlier article on leadership in college foreign-language departments. They address issues of curriculum redesign, pedagogical change, the nature of language teaching, the professional identity of language teachers, the role of professional organizations, and the traditional departmental model. A…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development
Download full textYturralde, Nancy – 1995
This lesson plan for the first grade uses information on transportation, with sub-themes of communities and careers, to provide history/social science education for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in San Diego, California. Activities and materials from the State scholastic science kit are also used, as are songs, poems, music, and games.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, English (Second Language), Grade 1
Peer reviewedCardenas, Karen Hardy – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
The formation of cooperative programs in the French and German departments of Northern State University (South Dakota), South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota is described, including language enrollment trends, state-level expectations and directives, curriculum restructuring, introduction of new technologies, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
