This study investigates the efforts towards promoting the decolonial teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language in instructional materials adopted in early Portuguese courses at higher education institutions in the United States. A framework for qualitative analysis of course materials, textbooks, and syllabi was designed based on Zavala's…

This paper outlines the rationale behind L2 process writing and Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL) approaches adopted in order to design a course within a modern language degree to bridge the gap between language and culture elements of the programme. This was achieved by creating an environment that replicates that of a researcher and by placing…

Briefly summarizes the history of language instruction in the United States, and offers statements and recommendations with regard to language instruction at the university level. (AM)

Proposes a four-semester plan for a foreign language program designed to fulfill degree requirements. The plan emphasizes audiolingual and reading skills and attempts to provide students with at least a minimal level of proficiency. (AM)

Presents some of the factors responsible for increased foreign language enrollments at one university. (AM)

Discusses reasons for enrollment growth at institutions of higher learning, including instructional quality, departmental diversification, instructional innovation, and publicity and recruitment. (AM)

The importance of teaching culture in foreign language programs has long been recognized. The most exciting and promising new development in the teaching of culture is the appearance of introductory culture courses taught in English. The use of such courses has been advocated to lure reluctant students into language classes. If this is the primary…

This guide to language courses in polytechics and similar institutions in England is designed to help the student plan his language course in higher education. A suggested way of using the information in the guide is to plan the course with the aid of a flow-chart and then to find out from the index which polytechnics and colleges are offering…

Discusses the need to broaden students' perspectives in all areas and suggests teaching literary works written in major European languages by third world writers, in second language classes as one method of doing so. (EKN)

The perennial problem of articulation of foreign language programs between the high schools and the colleges is readdressed in this paper. Six factors are identified as primary in contributing to the problem: (1) instruction is paced too fast, thus encouraging superficial learning and creating a disparity of coverage practices among the many…

Discusses the status of foreign language learning in connection with the humanities, and suggests a redefinition of the mission of the foreign language department in the research university. It is proposed that students be trained in language teaching skills in combination with branches of the humanities other than literature, without neglecting…

Charts present information regarding college students' enrollment in modern foreign language classes and programs, based on a survey indicating that enrollment has increased and that the most commonly taught languages were Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Latin. (CB)

An ESL reading efficienty course was designed to tackle "sheer volume," frequently the nonnative speaker's greatest difficulty with university courses. Using overhead transparencies coupled with tape recordings, and eventually proceeding to real textbooks, sufficient practice was accomplished in the immediate controlled situation, but…

Curricular changes at all levels of foreign language education provide alternate ways to provide valid learning experiences. There is new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction. A discussion of student learning styles concerns individualization,…

Three major concerns affect higher education in the United States: the decline in student population with some curtailment of programs, high inflation rates with constantly rising tuition, and political pressures on public colleges and universities. These factors affect study abroad programs in several ways. Public institutions may experience less…