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Stevens, Bette L.; Klopp, Susan – 1982
The 1981 summer intensive American culture course at Ohio Dominican College for students from its Japanese sister college is described. Short profiles of the two colleges are given and the general goals of the exchange program and the course are stated. Overviews including reading lists and notes about field trips, are given of the three specific…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Cultural Exchange
Peer reviewedLoCastro, Virginia – Applied Language Learning, 1997
Investigates the extent to which pedagogical intervention can facilitate the development of pragmatic competence in English. First-year Japanese students were tape recorded in group discussions at the beginning and end of a course in which attempts were made to increase their level of awareness of, and expand their ability to use, markers of…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Case Studies, College Students, English (Second Language)
Findlay-Kaneko, Beverly – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
In an effort to stem declining foreign student numbers, Japan will moderately increase its traditional scholarships for foreign students and sponsor 1,900 students from other countries under a short-term student exchange promotion program. The new policy also encourages the national universities to join private ones in developing ties with…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Setliff, Rebecca J.; Taft, Lori A. – 1988
The Language and Culture Institute of the University of Pittsburgh has developed a 13-week program of pre-assignment training for engineers given corporate assignments in Japan. The Institute offers the corporations three components in this intensive seminar: program administration, language training, and culture training. The program…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Download full textSakakibara, Yoshitaka – 1988
The University of South Carolina added the Japanese specialization to its Master of International Business Studies (MIBS) program in 1982. The small group of students in the 3-year specialization are chosen competitively from a large applicant pool. While no Japanese language knowledge is required for entry to the program, many students have some…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries
Anivan, Sarinee, Ed. – 1991
Papers on aspects of second language program evaluation include the following: "The Role of Language Testing in Language Program Evaluation" (Adrian Palmer); "Defining an Appropriate Role for Language Tests in Intensive English Language Programs" (Margaret Des Brisay, Doreen Ready); "Principles and Practice in an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
