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Download full textGradman, Harry L.; Hanania, Edith – 1991
A study conducted in the intensive English language program at Indiana University investigated: (1) the effects of students' language learning background (formal learning of English, exposure to and use of English in class, and extracurricular exposure to and use of English) on their performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Zikopoulos, Marianthi, Ed.; Julian, Alfred C., Ed. – 1986
Results of the 1985-1986 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on: the number of students from regions and countries that sent the largest groups of foreign students to the United States; personal and academic…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Troiani, Elisa A. – 1986
The foreign language faculty at College of Saint Scholastica Minnesota) developed and implemented 10-day Spanish and French immersion programs based on Peace Corps methodology as a means of affording students time for intensive study of those languages, improving students' fluency, and instituting a change in teaching methodology. The first…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Second Language Programs, French, Higher Education
Boyan, Douglas R., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Results of the 1982-1983 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on students' nationality, academic characteristics, personal characteristics, distribution by state, distribution in two- and four-year institutions, and in…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Adams, Mary Ellen, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Results of the 1983-1984 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on students' nationality, academic characteristics, personal characteristics, distribution by state, distribution in two- and four-year institutions, and in…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Tyacke, Marian – SPEAQ Journal, 1979
Describes difficulties encountered by an Intensive English Language Program staff and students in negotiating the transition from a predominantly structure-based syllabus to a communication-based one. Explains how the new syllabus compromises between the two approaches, gradually increasing emphasis on communicative activities as proficiency…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Problems
