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Direct linkLeaver, Betty Lou, Ed.; Davidson, Dan E., Ed.; Campbell, Christine, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2021
Transformative learning has been widely used in the field of adult education for over twenty years, but until recently has received little attention in the field of world languages. Drawing on best practices and the research of distinguished international world language experts, this volume provides theoretical and classroom-tested models of…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Nonschool Educational Programs
Download full textMorales J., María V.; Morales J., María A. – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study describes the presence of professional skills found in poster session proposals in order to consider the use of poster sessions for developing the skills required by the 2012 Ecuadorian Standards for English teachers, specifically related to the fifth domain professionalism. Thirteen poster session proposals for a national English…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Visual Aids, Skill Analysis, National Standards
Wehage, Franz-Joseph – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2007
This report of one program and one person highlights several successful initiatives that resulted in the growth of the German Program at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. While the ideas reflect common best practices of many successful programs seeking to maintain their profile in today's educational environment, the energy, commitment and…
Descriptors: Program Development, German, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning
Wu, HuiDan; Badger, Richard G. – English for Specific Purposes, 2009
The literature on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has largely ignored one of its most distinctive features: many ESP teachers have to teach subject-specific texts from areas outside their primary areas of expertise. This paper addresses this issue by investigating the teaching practices and cognitions of three teachers of maritime English in a…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, Teaching Methods
Norris, John M., Ed.; Davis, John McE., Ed.; Sinicrope, Castle, Ed.; Watanabe, Yukiko, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2009
This volume reports on innovative, useful evaluation work conducted within U.S. college foreign language programs. An introductory chapter scopes out the territory, reporting key findings from research into the concerns, impetuses, and uses for evaluation that FL educators identify. Seven chapters then highlight examples of evaluations conducted…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation Needs, Program Evaluation, Second Language Programs
Peer reviewedArries, Jonathan F. – Hispania, 1994
The special needs of college students with learning disabilities are often challenging because of the variety of disabilities and accommodations. An alternative, parallel Spanish course at Old Dominion is described in the larger context of postsecondary foreign-language requirements. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedDavis, James N.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1992
Student attitudes toward the study of literature in a foreign language were examined, based on a survey of introduction to literature courses in French and Spanish. Most students revealed positive attitudes. A review of previous research and the survey instrument are included. (38 references) (LB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, French, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
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
Peer reviewedVeteto-Conrad, Marilya – Unterrichtspraxis, 1992
The topic of minority groups is presented as a subject matter for a fourth-semester college German course combining culture with an introduction to literature. A course on Turks is described and textbook treatment of the topic is reviewed. A list of selected works on and by minorities suitable for German courses is appended. (18 references)…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, German
Peer reviewedSudermann, David P.; Cisar, Mary A. – Modern Language Journal, 1992
Foreign Language across the Curriculum (FLAC), a practice that modifies non-FL liberal arts courses to include an FL reading component, is described as implemented at two private colleges. It is concluded that FLAC offers only a token FL benefit to most students. (33 references) (LB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Global Approach, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSchinke-Llano, Linda; Vicars, Robert – Modern Language Journal, 1993
In a study of learners' levels of comfort with language activity types allowing differing degrees of interaction, 110 first-year college students of French, Spanish, and Italian were surveyed at a university and community college. Results suggest the value of activities facilitative of negotiated interaction. The questionnaire is appended. (10…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedO'Mahony, J. Patrick – Unterrichtspraxis, 1992
In an attempt to address diversity, students at the University of California established a task force in 1991 to promote German among students from underrepresented groups. This report outlines the major objectives and achievements of the task force in its first year. (four references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Black Students, College Second Language Programs, German
Curtain, Helena Anderson – 1986
A discussion of the immersion approach to second language instruction contains: a description of the approach and its goals; a brief history of its introduction into public schools; a description of the most common immersion program designs (early total, early partial, middle or delayed, and late); a review of available information on program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Elementary Education, Immersion Programs
Gilzow, Douglas F.; Branaman, Lucinda E. – 2000
This book describes 7 successful foreign language programs that start in preschool or the elementary grades and continue through high school, including both foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) and immersion programs. Written in clear and nontechnical language, this book is designed to be of use to anyone developing an early foreign…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
Peer reviewedCooper, Henry R., Jr. – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Discusses the challenges and difficulties of Slavic languages, a field that is notoriously cyclical and is currently at the bottom of a cycle. The article chronicles the history of Slavic studies in relation to political developments since World War II, draws parallels between current trends in Slavic and other modern language programs, and sees…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
