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Breschinsky, Zinaida – Russian Language Journal, 1981
Describes activities, instruction, and housing for a Russian language study program in Moscow. Activities include language classes, lectures, and day trips. (BK)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Russian, Student Exchange Programs
Mikos, Michael J. – 1980
The Polish government has encouraged summer study tours of Poland by students from abroad. The unique and fascinating Polish culture combines with the economy of travel in Poland to make such a tour attractive to American students young and old. Four universities offer general summer courses. The program in Krakow is characterized by a minimum of…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Higher Education
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Millman, Mary M.; Cadenhead, Kenneth – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Presents the benefits and problems of an unusual exchange program involving graduate teaching assistants from Auburn University (Alabama) and prospective teachers from the Ecole Normale (Caen, France). Through journal entries, the students related their problems with living arrangements, differences in teaching methods, and their increased…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
Fransson, Lars – 1985
The program for internationalizing undergraduate studies at Swedish universities and colleges is described, with attention to the background for program development, current methods to implement the program, and outcomes. In addition to using Sweden and Uppsala University as an example, suggestions for integrating internationalization in the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Exchange Programs, Faculty Development
Carels, Peter C. – 1987
Miami University's summer student exchange program with the Vienna School of Business and World Trade brings together American and Austrian students for six weeks on the Ohio campus. The Austrian students study primarily marketing and management but also English, technical and business writing, foreign languages, history, political science,…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses
Byram, Michael, Ed. – 1994
A collection of papers concerning cultural studies within college and university second language programs, particularly for foreign students, includes program descriptions from a variety of countries and discussions of cultural education and cultural conflict. Themes include the nature of cultural teaching, cultural education as a discipline,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Culture Conflict
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
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Wesche, Marjorie Bingham – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
Opportunities for English-speaking French immersion graduates to do some or all university studies and activities in French are discussed, including bilingual institutions and programs, French language and literature courses, nontraditional subject-matter courses taught in French, academic exchanges, extracurricular and summer activities, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, College Second Language Programs, Credit Courses
Milton, Tom – 1994
This report describes a project to create an interdisciplinary specialization in international business for undergraduate business majors and to internationalize the existing business program at Mercy College (New York). Objectives were to help students acquire a working knowledge of the international dimension of business, appreciate…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
Blumenthal, Peggy – 1981
American study programs in China were assessed, based on interviews with American undergraduate or graduate students studying or doing research at various China institutions during the 1980-81 academic year and with Chinese administrators from the institutions. Four channels exist through which American students can arrange placement in China:…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Freedom, Chinese, College Programs
Knapp, Richard G. – 1986
When asked by the business department for a language component for its new area of concentration in international business, the modern language department of a small liberal arts college capitalized on a recently devised competence-based curriculum. The curriculum, established in the college's general education curriculum as an alternate track to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Change Strategies, College Second Language Programs
Saunders-Hamilton, Tanya R. – 1984
Information concerning international education activities at 15 Southeast Florida colleges and universities is presented. Twelve of the schools are members of the Southeast Florida Educational Consortium. A questionnaire was administered in 1982-1983 to determine foreign student presence, academic programs, contracts and grants, and administrative…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Programs, College Second Language Programs