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Direct linkWurst, Karin A. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2021
Aimed at Ph.D. programs in German, this article offers a broad framework to discuss the urgent issues facing our programs to stem the tide of (possible or even likely) disinvestment in German in times of fiscal hardship. Many conversations on suitable reforms tend to be held separately by different stakeholders -- teaching-focused faculty or…
Descriptors: Educational Change, German, Doctoral Programs, College Second Language Programs
Hanlon, Philip J., Ed.; Murthy, Jayathi Y., Ed.; Rovito, Sarah M., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2023
More than 100 U.S. institutions of higher education hosted Confucius Institutes (CIs), Chinese government-funded language and culture centers, on campus during the late 2000s and 2010s. While CIs provided a source of funding and other resources that enabled U.S. colleges and universities to build capacity, offer supplemental programming, and…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Asian Culture, Cultural Education, Chinese
Download full textEmrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
In today's interconnected world, many career fields--such as diplomacy, national security, and business--need individuals with knowledge about world languages and cultures. To address these areas of needed expertise--both at the federal level as well as in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors--the Higher Education Act of 1965, as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Employment Potential, Grants
Tudini, Vincenza – Language Learning Journal, 2018
University students who enrol in foreign language (FL) programmes are motivated by various needs, but in particular the need to achieve communicative fluency, which generally requires interaction with others. This study therefore explores the notion of 'interactivity,' as conceptualised in second language learning theories and how it might be…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Blended Learning, College Students, Learning Theories
Gamir, Saadia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Various newspaper articles report that British ministers, university representatives, exam chiefs and business bodies agree that foreign languages skills in primary, secondary and tertiary UK education are in crisis. Lower funding and policy changes have caused language skills deficiencies felt gravely in the business sectors. Funding and support…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance
Gonzalez, Jennifer – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The open-door policy at community colleges is unique in American higher education. It allows all comers--a retired grandmother, an Army veteran, a laid-off machinist--to learn a skill or get a credential. That broad access--the bedrock of the community-college system--has prepared hundreds of millions of people for transfer to four-year colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Mission, Inclusion, Access to Education
Voght, Geoffrey M., Ed. – 1982
A collection of 25 essays dealing with Spanish for bilingual careers in business are included in this volume. The authors, including college faculty from 35 states, students, administrators, authors, and publishers, participated in a conference to exchange ideas on the development and implementation of university level business Spanish programs.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business, Business Communication, Careers
