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van Els, Theo. J. M.; van Hest, Erna W. C. M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1990
Describes and reviews the Dutch National Action Programme (NAP) on Foreign Languages, instituted in anticipation of the demands of the 1992 Single European Market. The increasing demand for foreign languages is confirmed, some shortcomings of the current program regarding French and German language learning are identified, and recommendations for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, French

Clyne, Michael – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
Focuses on the setting up and evaluation of a primary school German program in Melbourne using modified immersion principles. During the evaluation, this program was compared to a more traditional second-language program and one in which immersion principles operated to a lesser extent. How the evaluation was able to contribute to policy is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries

Martel, Angeline – Educational Research Quarterly, 1984
The implications of the new Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for developing second language programs in Edmonton, Alberta, are explored. Immersion programs and ethnic survival programs are examined in depth. (BS)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education

Delisle, Helga H. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1993
Contrasts systems of address used between professors and students in German departments in the United States and at universities in Germany. It is shown that the two systems differ in several important ways. These differences are discussed and guidelines are provided for instructors on how to deal with them. (31 references) (LET)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, German
von Schmidt, Wolff – 1997
A discussion of the status of German second language instruction, particularly at the postsecondary level, focuses on the role of standards, curriculum, and testing in increasing interest in and support for foreign language education. A substantial decline in German enrollments in the first half of the 1990s is noted, and possible reasons are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Design, Enrollment Influences, German

Prokop, Manfred – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1996
As in other countries, German Studies in Canada is facing an existential crisis. Because of the changes in this discipline, one must seriously think in Canada as well about how it can and should go forward. Discusses aspects of the "German Studies Program," which offers an alternative and which has been introduced in the last four years…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Phillipson, Robert, Ed.; Jakobsen, Karen Sonne, Ed. – 1988
The purpose of this report is to present work done in the language module projects of the English and German degrees at Roskilde University Center (Denmark). Project work is the essential structuring ingredient of foreign language degrees at the Center. The collection of papers included in this issue attempts to provide information on what has…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, College Second Language Programs, Degrees (Academic)
Fernandez, Sue; And Others – 1993
This work is one in a series that focuses on nine languages representing the bulk of the second language learning effort in Australian education (Arabic, Modern Standard Chinese, French, German, Modern Greek, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish). These languages were categorized as the Languages of Wider Teaching. Key areas addressed…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Hopkins, Leroy T., Jr. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1992
To nurture diversity in the German classroom, information is needed to stimulate intellectual curiosity of minority group students who fail to see its relevance. This article reviews African and German interaction in Germany between 1500 and 1992 and offers a brief bibliography of related source material. (40 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: African Studies, Black Students, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum
German Studies in the United States: Assessment and Outlook. Monatshefte Occasional Volume Number 1.
Lohnes, Walter F. W., Ed.; Nollendorfs, Valters, Ed. – 1976
This volume focuses on two principal aspects of German studies in the United States: (1) an assessment of the German-teaching profession from primary to graduate school, with attention to its "raison d'etre" in the present academic, social, and cultural situation, as well as its structures, aims, and personnel; and (2) strategies for survival and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Choice, Cultural Education, Departments
Janes, Jackson – 1987
A study commissioned by the German Marshall Fund of the United States examined the status of area studies on contemporary Germany in American postsecondary education. It surveyed 50 institutions concerning the status of teaching and research on contemporary Germany in selected fields of the humanities, social sciences, and professional education.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Business Administration Education, Careers, College Curriculum