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Peer reviewedLarsen-Pusey, Mary Ann; Pusey, Clinton – English for Specific Purposes, 1987
Twelve public universities in Colombia, responding to a questionnaire regarding the current status of English for specific purposes, indicated that they distinguished between general English classes for persons specializing in languages and special classes for those studying other fields through program organization, instructors, goals and…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Developing Nations, Educational Objectives
Grittner, Frank M., Ed. – 1980
The following articles on second language learning are collected here: (1) "Second-Language Study: Historical Background and Current Status" by Kenneth D. Chastain; (2) "The Value of Second-Language Learning" by Gilbert A. Jarvis; (3) "Psychology and Linguistics as Bases for Language Pedagogy" by Wilga M. Rivers; (4) "Differentiation of Language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedFreed, Barbara F. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Reviews effects on faculty, teaching assistants, curriculum, and students of the proficiency-based foreign language requirement instituted at the University of Pennsylvania. Although important and valuable changes have occurred in the language learning and teaching environment, caution is urged in creating realistic and well-understood standards…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Graduation Requirements
