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Short-Term Study Abroad in TESOL: Current State and Prospects
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Kang, Hyun-Sook; Pacheco, Mark B. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2021
In line with the fiscal, structural, and academic shifts in higher education, a growing number of universities in English-speaking countries develop and deliver short-term study-abroad (STSA) programs that are shorter than a regular academic term, often under contract with sending universities and governments from non-English-speaking countries.…
Descriptors: Program Length, Study Abroad, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
A Cross Program Evaluation of Major Intensive English Programs.
Grosse, Christine Uber; Lubell, Dawna – 1984
An evaluation and comparison of college and university intensive English programs in the United States focuses on program structure, organization, curriculum, faculty, program strengths, and areas for development. The evaluation instrument was a five-page questionnaire returned by directors of 41 of the 51 qualifying programs. It was determined…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum
Prekindergarten: Full Day vs. Half Day. Austin Independent School District, 1986-87.
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Leben, Clay – 1987
In 1986-87, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District converted from a full-day prekindergarten program for low-achieving children to a half-day program to serve more limited-English-proficient (LEP) and low-income children (thereby meeting eligibility criteria in conformance with Texas House Bill 72). Half-day instructional time was 60% of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, English (Second Language)