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English as a Second Language in California's Community Colleges. Technical Appendices
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Rodriguez, Olga; Bohn, Sarah; Hill, Laura; Brooks, Bonnie – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
This document includes two technical appendices that accompany the full report, "English as a Second Language in California's Community Colleges." The two appendixes include: (1) Key terms, data and methods; and (2) Figures and tables. [These appendices were written with research support from Sergio Sanchez and Stephanie Pulles. For the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
Data on Second Majors in Language and Literature, 2001-08
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Steward, Doug – Modern Language Association, 2010
On 19 May 2010 data on second majors, beginning in 2001, were added to the online database for the degree completions component of the US Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), available on the National Science Foundation's WebCASPAR Web site (https://webcaspar.nsf.gov/). This paper offers selected…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Higher Education, Languages, Tables (Data)
Report on the Teaching of Italian in American Institutions of Higher Learning (1981-1990).
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Lebano, Edoardo Antonio – Italica, 1993
A national survey sought data on fall 1990 enrollments in Italian classes in U.S. colleges and universities, including junior and community colleges, to supplement previous surveys. Findings show that Italian is regularly taught in 370 institutions with a total combined enrollment of 44,102 students. Institution-by-institution data are tabulated.…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Italian
Foreign Language Enrollments in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 1995.
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Brod, Richard; Huber, Bettina J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Presents the results of the Modern Language Association's fall 1995 survey of foreign language registrations in American institutes of higher education. Results are presented in tabular form and are broken down by grade level, language studied, and comparison with prior years. The survey contains data on commonly and less commonly taught…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Language Enrollment
Forecasting Enrollment in Intensive English Language Programs.
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Davidson, Joseph O.; Mead, Linda – 1986
The development of a successful short-range forecasting model for predicting enrollment in a university intensive English course began with examination of the characteristics (nationality, enrollment patterns, persistence) of both course participants and no-shows; the resulting figures revealed consistent patterns for country of origin and for…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Enrollment Projections, Higher Education
The Responsibilities of and Compensations for Being a Department Chair: Findings from the MLA's 1989-90 Survey of Foreign Language Programs.
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Huber, Bettina J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1994
Findings from the Modern Language Association survey, based on returns from 598 2- and 4-year colleges, are reported. Factors affecting department chairs' conditions of service and perquisites were found to be the presence of a union; levels of instruction offered; number of students; number of languages offered; and faculty size. (Contains two…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Environment, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges