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Wang, Yurong; Lin, Li – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Pygmalion Effect, or Robert Rosenthal Effect, was proved by the famous American psychologist Robert Rosenthal and Jacobson in 1968. Pygmalion Effect, as a matter of fact, is a psychological suggestion, which believes that people can accept the influence and suggestion given by the people whom very much they admire, like, believe, and respect. This…
Descriptors: Role Models, Psychological Patterns, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
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Alalou, Ali – Foreign Language Annals, 1999
Discusses a case of language program revitalization at a major metropolitan university. Results of a pilot study aimed at assessing students' needs and redefining the goals and objectives of a traditional French program are presented. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Objectives, French, Higher Education
Deblauwe, Claude – 1986
The University of San Francisco developed a certificate program in Western European area studies covering French-speaking countries, and subsequently a Latin American area studies program for Spanish-speaking countries, in response to uneven language enrollments and as a means of increasing intermediate-level enrollment. The French program begins…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Enrollment Influences