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Newmark, Peter – Universities Quarterly, 1972
Author feels that the literature that influences a country's growth and civilization should be studied in foreign language courses. (HS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Language Enrichment, Language Instruction
Vecchio, Frank B. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1973
Better results in language teaching require that teachers assume positions of responsibility, cooperation, and mutual understanding. (Editor)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Higher Education, Language Enrichment, Language Instruction

Milleret, Margo – Modern Language Journal, 1990
Discusses and proposes the best ways to evaluate foreign language students' readiness for study abroad and the effectiveness of such study, focusing on screening and pre- and posttesting, evaluation of course content, evaluation of cultural perceptions, and problems with evaluating foreign study. (CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Enrichment

Stokes, Jeffery; Krashen, Stephen – Hispania, 1990
Multiple regression analysis of data regarding college students' oral proficiency in using the present subjunctive after residence in a Spanish-speaking country found a significant positive relationship between length of residence and subjunctive proficiency, and a nonstatistically significant positive relationship between formal study and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Enrichment, Language Proficiency, Multiple Regression Analysis

Cholakian, Rouben – ADFL Bulletin, 1992
Describes problems and attempted resolutions encountered in administering an effective study-abroad program in Paris, France, discussing program rationale, selection and preparation of students, academic life, and social life. (28 references) (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Foreign Countries, French

Bacon, Susan M.; Finneman, Michael D. – Modern Language Journal, 1990
The responses of 938 first year Spanish students at 2 major midwestern universities to a survey regarding their motivation and strategies for learning Spanish identified several affective factors that were associated with students' reactions to the use of authentic instructional materials. (28 references) (CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Enrichment

Molla, Steven R.; And Others – CALICO Journal, 1988
Spion, an adventure game for intermediate and advanced college German students, requires players to communicate with a fictitious agent in complete, correct German sentences. The spy game was written in PROLOG, runs on an IBM-PC, and is available at no cost for noncommercial purposes. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Games

Lennon, Paul – Language Learning, 1989
Describes an introspective study of four advanced learners of German under conditions of initial extensive exposure to the second language community. It is suggested that introspective techniques can profitably be employed with the advanced learner. (49 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, English (Second Language), German, Higher Education

Milleret, Margo; And Others – Hispania, 1991
Study of the use of a Portuguese speaking test to evaluate placement and gains in oral proficiency during a six-week summer study abroad program indicated that the test results augmented existing information for appropriate placement and had limited ability to measure language gains made during the summer study program. (11 references) (CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Language Enrichment, Language Tests

Kepner, Christine Goring – Modern Language Journal, 1991
Comparison of the effects of error- versus message-oriented written feedback on second-language students' essays found that error corrections and rule reminders did not significantly improve students' written accuracy or enhance the ideational quality of their writing, whereas message-related comments promoted writing proficiency. (63 references)…
Descriptors: College Students, Error Analysis (Language), Essays, Feedback

O'Connor, Nancy Myers – French Review, 1979
Describes a course that uses translation of literary French into English to heighten students' awareness of the two languages and of literary composition. (AM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English, French, French Literature

Yule, George; Gregory, Wayne – ELT Journal, 1989
A survey-interview exercise is described as it evolved through English-as-a-second-language students' efforts to develop better spoken language skills. The exercise provided students with experience in using spoken English in interaction, learning first-hand about local ideas and attitudes, and reflecting on and discussing the experience in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Field Interviews, Graduate Study, Higher Education

DeKeyser, Robert M. – Hispania, 1990
Explores the few studies that compare the psycholinguistic processes characterizing second language acquisition in the classroom and native-speaking environments. A description of a study that found that, although intermediate Spanish students extensively monitored language usage in both environments, their monitored knowledge was still quite…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Exchange Programs, Grammar, Higher Education
Lennon, Paul – IRAL, 1990
A longitudinal study of four West German university students during their six-month stay at a university in Great Britain found that their oral English-as-a-Second-Language performance improved under initial exposure to the English-speaking community, with the motor for linguistic performance appearing to be learner experimentation in production.…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, College Students, English (Second Language), German

Lee, James F.; Riley, Gail L. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1990
Explored the effect of giving novice foreign language readers information about the rhetorical structure of an expository text as a text adjunct. Results indicated that an expanded framework is an effective text adjunct for the comprehension of the expository prose. (27 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Expository Writing, French, Higher Education
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