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Hawes, Lorna; Richards, Barbara – 1977
The Garrison approach to teaching composition has been successfully adapted to second language writing instruction. This approach is based on three principles: individualization, instant feedback, and inductive learning. First, the individualized tutorial approach is used because each student has different needs. Secondly, the method demands that…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Individual Instruction
Morehouse, Ward; Boyd-Bowman, Peter – 1973
This is the final report describing a supervised program of self-instruction in critical languages at the undergraduate level. The project was begun at a single college in 1963, was expanded to a statewide basis in 1966, and was again enlarged to run on a national basis in 1969. In 1971-72, over 1,000 students were enrolled in these programs at…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Language Programs, Educational Innovation, Examiners
Marty, Fernand; Myers, M. Keith – 1975
This is a report on the use of computerized instruction in some of the elementary French classes at the University of Illinois (Urbana campus). This project was initiated in the fall of 1968. The experiments were carried out on the PLATO III system until January 1973 at which time the PLATO IV system became operational for student use. This…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Henderson, Robert T. – 1974
In contrast with declining interest in the study of commonly taught languages in recent years, there has been a significant growth in the demand for instruction in the "neglected" or "other" or "less commonly taught" languages; schools and universities are therefore faced with the problem of providing the opportunity…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Experimental Programs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Abe, D.; And Others – 1975
This paper discusses two experiments with autonomous learning strategies for learners studying English as a second language in France, one for non-specialist adults and the other for university students. The first group consisted of 26 adults who were mostly professionals and had opted for autonomy not out of preference but for lack of any other…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs