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Download full textMcArdle, Fiona, Comp.; Teare, Robert, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2016
This regional dossier aims at providing a concise description of and basic statistics on minority language education in a specific region of Europe--the Isle of Man. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedTaha, Taha Abdel Mageed – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Discusses challenges to policymakers stemming from the recent change to the use of Arabic as a medium of instruction at colleges and universities in Arabic-speaking countries, including implementation plans and attitude surveys about Arabicization. It is argued that there is a need for a long-term plan for gradual implementation of the…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Second Language Programs, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Griswold, Jean S. – 1983
Information on Colorado State University's foreign language camps for college students is presented. Advantages of the following two models for camps are identified: a single language camp, and a combination multi-language camp with four languages (Spanish, French, German, and Chinese). Features of the camps include: speaking in the foreign…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education, Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedGarigue, Philippe – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
The structure and philosophy of a college bilingual program is described within the context of Ontario's bilingual education system, differentiating between university-level education intended to meet the needs of Franco-Ontarians and bilingual education intended to produce graduates equally at home in the language and culture of both official…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies
Peer reviewedAtkins, Ronda Kay; Tanaka, Sachiko Oda – World Englishes, 1990
Describes curricular changes in a private Japanese university's English department, and explores the curricula typical of such programs. The new program's three major features, including a freshman English program, a content study, and graduation papers and theses are highlighted. (12 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWesche, Marjorie Bingham – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
The potential impact of French immersion programs on English-language universities in Canada is discussed, including the demands of increasing numbers of immersion graduates for expanded, nontraditional French-language offerings. Applications of the immersion approach to university-level second language instruction are classified, particularly…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedSternfeld, Steven – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
Describes a university's pilot immersion and multiliteracy program, in which first-year language students used Spanish language newspapers and texts to study Latin American history, geography, and current affairs. Students in the pilot program developed skills similar to those of students in traditional content courses. Sample quizzes are…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Content Area Reading, Cultural Education
Lee, Vera – 1983
The development and coordination of interdisciplinary immersion programs in French and Spanish at Boston College are chronicled, and some issues of federal grant support are discussed. The programs, currently involving the history, theology, philosophy, fine arts, management, and sociology departments and soon including political science, consist…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Business Administration Education, Church Related Colleges, College Second Language Programs
