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| Hijirida, Kyoko | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHijirida, Kyoko; Iwamura, Susan Grohs – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Describes courses that were developed for travel industry management degree programs to teach French, Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin. Discusses the development of these programs, focusing on the Japanese courses. Explains the type of background information that was collected prior to developing materials for the first- and second-year Japanese…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development
Iwamura, Susan Grohs – 1983
Program objectives and assessment results of language courses taught at the School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) of the University of Hawaii are discussed. In addition to preparing students to speak with employees and clientele in Mandarin, Japanese, French, and Spanish, these courses include the study of cultural practices and values that…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
