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Direct linkMurray, Neil – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
The globalisation of higher education and the resultant increase in the cultural and linguistic diversity of the student body has cast the spotlight on English language proficiency as never before. How universities best assess applicants' linguistic suitability for their future degree studies, set appropriate proficiency thresholds, and put in…
Descriptors: Academic Language, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Language Skills
Download full textNader, Alison – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP) modules are a popular option for international students at the University of Reading. Student feedback and module results show that some of these students face particular challenges in relation to their peers. In this paper, we describe how a team teaching Beginners French -- Common European Framework of…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Bynum, Henri Sue – 1985
The development of a program and curriculum for instruction in technical English for Saudi Arabian petrochemical plant operator trainees studying in the United States for two years was undertaken by the University of South Alabama's English Language Center. The program was designed to accommodate (1) the degree of skills and prior learning of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedSmith, D.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
Simon Fraser University's program of English language support for Indonesian graduate students is described. The program's special features include team teaching, extended planning time, and focus on students' specialized academic needs. Recommendations for other similar programs are given. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedScott, Robert A. – Higher Education Management, 1994
Strategies used by Ramapo College of New Jersey for internationalizing its campus and programs are described in 6 broad areas: faculty development; curriculum development, including about 70 new courses or major revisions of existing courses; enhancement of language, computing, and telecommunications skills; experiential learning; multicultural…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Curriculum, Computer Science
Pickert, Sarah M. – 1992
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title. The report discusses the response of colleges and universities in the United States to the needs of graduate students to become equipped to make personal and and public policy decisions as citizens of an international society. It notes that curriculum changes in higher education…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness
Pickert, Sarah M. – 1992
This report discusses the response of colleges and universities in the United States to the need of graduate students to become equipped to make personal and public policy decisions as citizens of an international society. Curriculum changes are showing a tightening of foreign language standards in schools of higher education and, throughout the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness
Wilhelm, Kim Hughes – 1992
A project to improve a program in English for academic purposes in Malaysia is described. The program is a university preparatory curriculum for Malaysian students wishing to attend colleges in the United States. In the program, students are placed in one of three tracks based on English language proficiency. The project was intended to integrate…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Curriculum Development
Tonkin, Humphrey; Edwards, Jane – 1981
Recommendations for strengthening the international perspective of the undergraduate curriculum at colleges and universities are offered, and reasons for internationalizing the curriculum are considered, based on changes throughout the world and America's role in it. Attention is focused on the reform of existing programs and the introduction of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Programs, College Role
Tricamo, Janet; Snow, Marguerite Ann – 1994
Project LEAP (Learning English-for-Academic-Purposes) is a three-year faculty development and supplemental instruction partnership to improve the academic literacy skills of native-born, immigrant, and international language minority students. Course teams composed of discipline faculty, peer study group leaders, and professional language…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Second Language Programs, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Snow, Marguerite Ann, Ed. – 1994
Project LEAP (Learning English-for-Academic-Purposes) is a three-year faculty development and supplemental instruction partnership to improve the academic literacy skills of native-born, immigrant, and international language minority students. This manual is the third set of faculty development materials produced by the project, presenting…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, College Science, College Second Language Programs
