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MOSAIC, 1975
Presents a college program that utilizes a self-paced, mastery-oriented curricula. Courses are subdivided into small complete modules that may require a few hours or a few weeks to complete. Describes development of the modules and disciplinary differencies in their use. (GS)
Descriptors: College Programs, Curriculum Development, Grading, Higher Education

Chittenden, Jean S. – System, 1979
Argues for cooperation between university language departments and Self-Instructional Language Programs (SILP) coordinations, as well as for the recognition of the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP) as a valuable center for standardization and evaluation. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Nuhn, Hans-Eberhard – Neueren Sprachen, 1974
The contribution describes the course of an individualized foreign language program, the materials used and the statistical results obtained by those initiating the program. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Coffin, Edna Amir – 1975
The self-instructional language program (SILP) allows students to learn, through a guided individualized study program, a foreign language not offered in the regular university curriculum. A director for the program offers the facilities and materials necessary for administering such a program. A tutor, who is a native speaker of the target…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Examiners, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Farrington, Brian; Richardson, Catherine – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
A set of language laboratory materials currently being tested in eight Scottish universities is described. The aim of the completely self-taught course is to increase the student's exposure to the language as a whole. The unity of each tape is based on the communicative function of the introductory text. (AMH)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, French, Higher Education

Bernhardt, Lewis – Russian Language Journal, 1975
This article reports on progress in three areas of research and development in computer-assisted language learning at Rutgers University: the IBM Coursewriter III used for grammar drills; ATS, used for tutorials; the devising of standardized routines and model statements. Accompanying charts illustrate the way computers are used for drills. (CLK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Language Aids
Whitaker, Charles – Audio-Visual Language Learning, 1976
Experiences in using a language laboratory for teaching classics are discussed. The advantages of laboratory and programmed learning are outlined in relation to other learning. The topics covered include tape-assisted translation, recording methods, student presentations, and other methods of using this approach. (MS)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Classical Languages, College Language Programs, Higher Education

Gardner, R. C.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
This article reports on an experimental French course and the extent to which it influenced student attitudes and motivation. (CLK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Experimental Programs, French, Higher Education
Rolfe, Oliver W. – 1974
This paper describes the individualized program in second-year French at the University of Montana. Learning packets were designed for the course, and each contained the following: (1) a list of learning objectives, (2) an activities map, (3) self-tests, (4) a preparation test, (5) the final test, (6) a conversation-pronunciation test, and (7) a…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Language Programs, French, Higher Education

Dwyer, David – System, 1979
Describes the African language program at Michigan State University, which provides (1) supervised, individualized instruction for high-demand languages, on two levels; (2) regular classroom instruction for Swahili and Hausa; and (3) non-credit, self-instructional programs for low-demand languages. Sample forms are appended. (AM)
Descriptors: African Languages, College Language Programs, Hausa, Higher Education
Lagerwey, Walter – NASILP Bulletin, 1977
NASILP (the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs) is a professional organization of academicians focusing on the development of self-instructional programs, primarily for uncommonly taught languages. Although the number of students in these languages is proportionally increasing, teachers find themselves in professional…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Neville, Edwin L., Jr., Ed. – 1975
This was a working conference designed to elucidate the practical applications and benefits of self-instructional language programs and to point out what not to do as well as how to run a program for colleges and universities who would like to begin language instruction in one or more of 29 languages available through NASILP. It was also geared to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs, Conference Reports

Davies, Norman F. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
This article discusses an English course based on correspondence teaching and self-instructional materials offered by the University of Linkoping in Sweden. A fundamental feature of the program is the telephone tutorial, which supplies the spontaneous discussion that should be an essential part of any language program. (CFM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Correspondence Study, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Loew, Richard S. – 1975
The language media laboratory described in this proposal is intended to provide for the implementation of broader instructional objectives than language laboratories of previous years, including the dial access type. The proposal is divided into three main sections: (1) program rationale; (2) programs and services; and (3) design of the language…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, College Language Programs, Educational Media
Sherwood, Walter; Davis, Margaret Robbins – 1978
A language laboratory component became an integral part of the ESL (English as a second language) program at Sacramento City College when student enrollment increased and a freeze on hiring new teachers went into effect. While the number of class hours of each ESL course was reduced, an hour or two per week of laboratory work was added. The term…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids, College Language Programs, English (Second Language)
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