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Attitudes of Community College Faculty toward Online Foreign Language Courses
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Erika Dale Stevens – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study examined the attitudes that Tennessee community college faculty hold toward online foreign language courses and the predictive correlational relationship between those attitudes and advising behaviors of the faculty in regard to online foreign language courses. According to the Reasoned Action Approach, formerly the Theory of Reasoned…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Exploring the Transition Trajectory: An Improvement Study on Moving ESOL Students from Adult Education to College Degree Programs
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Paula Da Silva-Michelin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While community colleges have traditionally been the leading providers of adult learner programs and the entry point for many minority students into higher education, very few English language learners (ELLs) transition to higher education. This qualitative gap analysis of the systems in place at a large urban public community college in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Adult Education, Transitional Programs
An Examination of the ESL Academic Department Chair Role through the Perceptions of Deans, Chairs, and Faculty
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Weston, Olga V. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study was to research the specifics of the role of community college English as a Second Language (ESL) academic department chair (ADC) through the perceptions of the deans, the ADCs, and the departmental faculty in two large suburban community colleges in the northeastern United States. A mixed methodology was used and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Community Colleges, Department Heads, Leadership Styles
Exploring the Value of Intensive English Programs (IEPs), Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program and Equivalent M.A. TESOL Degrees: An Examination of the Sustainability and Relevance of IEPs and TESOL Degrees at CSU Campuses--Impact on Students, Instructors and Programming
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Paulo Jorge Vieira Pinto – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation had a three-pronged approach by examining (1) the role and sustainability of university-based intensive English programs (IEPs), (2) the value of a master's in Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and (3) relevance of attending an IEP for international/English as a second language (ESL) students. IEPs face…
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Rewards: The Lived Experience of ESL Department Chairs in Community Colleges
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Lam, Chin – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study addresses the lived experience of ESL department chairs in California community colleges. It adds to existing literature that aims to support these individuals who are serving in critical roles in institutions of higher education. Using phenomenological methods, four ESL department chairs were interviewed to explore their journeys…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
Examining the Need for Chinese Language Programs in Mid-Atlantic Community Colleges
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Uhey, Ruth Ann Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Public education reform designed for K-12 and higher education exists to transform teaching and learning within the United States in order to graduate today's student. One specific initiative on the federal, state, and local levels is the implementation of Chinese language programs. Some of the Chinese language programs in the K-12 education…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Community Colleges