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Leech, C. T. Gill – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
Proposes establishment of sixth-form commercial language courses. Level, course length, syllabus, examination, languages proposed (French and German), and teacher motivation are discussed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Language Instruction

Curran, Vivian – Journal of Legal Education, 1993
A course in French offered at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) law school is described. It is designed to familiarize law students with appropriate language for communicating with French-speaking clients and for understanding references to the French legal system and European Community likely to arise in international law practice. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
West, Jonathan – 1992
It is argued that a functional-notional syllabus is practical and useful for second language instruction at the college level. It constitutes a natural progression from secondary school curricula that emphasize communication in that it uses the same basic organization and similar categories. However, it differs from them in that it pays particular…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Terrio, Susan – 1986
The dramatic rebirth of the foreign language department in a four-year liberal arts college is documented. The process is described as having three stages: assessment of the department's curricular mission in light of the changed student constituency; development of a long-range plan for outreach and public relations activities to prepare the way…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Change Strategies, College Second Language Programs, College Students
Born, Warren C., Comp.; Buck, Kathryn, Comp. – 1978
This report presents the results of a survey of innovative foreign language curricula in U.S. colleges and universities undertaken in 1974-75 by the Modern Language Association. The survey results published comprise three sections: (1) seventy-seven detailed curriculum reports including topics that are career-related, community-related,…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Curriculum, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions