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The Drake "Experiment": A Lesson in Curricular Design
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Pinheiro-Cadd, Marc – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
The faculty and administration at Drake University made the decision in 2001 to alter radically how language instruction was delivered and received, beginning by disbanding the long-standing Modern Language Department. The dissolution of the department and the new pedagogy caused ripples of concern and shock among language instructors and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Departments
The Undergraduate Spanish Major Curriculum: Realities and Faculty Perceptions
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Hertel, Tammy Jandrey; Dings, Abby – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
This article presents the quantitative and qualitative results of a nationwide survey of Spanish department faculty on the components of their undergraduate Spanish major curriculum and their perceptions of these components, as well as their perceptions of recent Modern Language Association (MLA) reports (2007, 2009) and the reports'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Spanish, Majors (Students), National Surveys
Language, Literature, and Curriculum Revision in the 1980's.
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Parsons, Robert A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1985
Examines the difficulties students face in making the transition from skills acquisition courses to the study of literature in college foreign language programs. Proposes the creation of a series of courses that emphasize the development of both communicative skills and the analytical tools needed for the study of literature. (SED)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Literature
Toward Responsive Beginning Language Curricula.
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Oukada, Larbi – Foreign Language Annals, 2001
Proposes, on the basis of a host of curricular factors, a stratification of foreign language programs in U.S. institutions of higher learning into two graded and curricularly distinctive phases. The initial phase would be comprised predominantly of nonmajors who enroll in beginning courses to satisfy a language requirement. The professional phase…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education
A Yen for Business: Language Learning for Specific Purposes--A Japanese Example.
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Austin, Theresa; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1994
Chronicles the steps taken in developing a curricular project to design, implement, and evaluate a simulation business course for beginners learning Japanese at the university level. The steps in developing the program, from the selection of materials to the evaluation of the entire project, are presented together with insights gained from the…
Descriptors: Business Education, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design
Discussion Paper: The International High School: A Model Proposed by the University of Illinois in Cooperation with the Illinois State Board of Education and CEMREL Incorporated.
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Foreign Language Annals, 1980
A recommendation is made to develop 20 Language and International Studies High Schools that will offer intensive foreign language and cultural studies. Such schools would reflect the interests of local ethnic communities, with encouragement given to Black and minority participation. Schools should be funded by the Department of Education. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design