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Ennis, Michael Joseph; Barchi, Kim Anne; Merello Astigarraga, Alfonso; Wimhurst, Andrew – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
Intensive language programs have increased in popularity in recent years. They are perceived as a means to help current or prospective university students improve their language competencies and academic skills in their medium(s) of instruction in a short amount of time prior to enrolment and/or parallel to their degree courses. However, there has…
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, Student Projects, Positive Attitudes, Second Language Learning
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Toffoli, Denyze – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Plurilingualism has been targeted as an objective of the European Commission and its deployment is naturally thought to originate in the education sector. A recent study of the Commission (2012) has pointed to the poor results of French schooling with regard to foreign language instruction, but few quantitative studies have looked specifically at…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Profiles, Second Language Learning, College Students