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Schulz, Renate A. – ADFL Bulletin, 1979
Examines the elements of a successful intensive language program, including areas such as staffing, scheduling, and recruitment of students. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
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Oltmann, Klaus; Schleiffer, Gerd – Zielsprache Englisch, 1979
Calls for reexamination of English courses, as to content, organization, and procedures. Adds a report of experience with language workrooms at "general education schools" in Bremen, and some suggestions regarding intensive courses. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Course Organization, English (Second Language)
Schroder, Konrad – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1978
Discusses the language teaching situation on the secondary level in West Germany, and reforms aimed at improving the possibilities of studying languages other than English. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
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Wattenmaker, Beverly – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Details a program of intensive language learning at Kenston (Ohio) High School that begins with a two-and-one-half-hour-a-day class and ends with a three-week homestay abroad on school time. The approach involves using foreign language for communicating about matters relevant to the students combined with a no-grade, no-fail system. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Programs
Smith, Sheila; Verguet, Patrick – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Describes the elaboration, over a period of three years, of a French language and civilization program consisting of linguistic and cultural preparation in England, followed by a one-week intensive linguistic and cultural experience in France. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, French, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
Shallis, Susan – Training Officer, 1979
Using information from her pilot study at Brighton (England) Polytechnic and in-depth interviews at major British institutions teaching intensive foreign language courses to businessmen, the author discusses the meaning of "intensive" courses and their effectiveness, concluding that good intensive courses, properly selected, do provide…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Research
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1974
This publication is the result of a conference on teaching foreign languages to adults for special purposes convened by the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) in July, 1974. In the first chapter, which serves as an introduction to the volume, G. E. Perren summarizes work that has been going on since 1968 when CILT held…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Course Descriptions, Evaluation Methods