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Download full textLooney, Dennis; Lusin, Natalia – Modern Language Association, 2019
Total enrollments (undergraduate and graduate) in languages other than English dropped by 9.2% between fall 2013 and fall 2016, as reported in the Modern Language Association's twenty-fifth language enrollment census. Despite the overall drop, there were gains in nearly half of all language programs (45.5%) that mitigate somewhat the downward…
Descriptors: Language Enrollment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
Peer reviewedGrosse, Christine Uber; Voght, Geoffrey M. – Modern Language Journal, 1990
Analysis of the responses to a survey regarding the instruction of language for specific purposes indicated that this instruction was an established part of the foreign-language curriculum at most of the responding four-year institutions. Courses were most likely to be at institutions that had professional schools, entry or exit foreign-language…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Teachers
Tstisa, Mania – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
Poorly trained teachers, a very diverse population, heterogeneous grouping, and a milieu that is not particularly supportive of language education in general make the Greek universities a poor environment for instruction in languages for special purposes, including French, which has the second largest enrollment among languages. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries, French
Cummins, Patricia W. – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
Results of a survey of United States college programs in business French are reported, including information on teacher preparation, program design, instructional materials, and testing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, French
Marsh, David – 1989
Throughout Finland the different centers for Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), along with diverse interests of LSP instructors, account for a wide range of LSP curricula in Finland. This paper examines the situation in two centers and argues that any LSP program for postsecondary students who are likely to have professional contact with…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedMelton, Judith M. – ADFL Bulletin, 1994
A Language and International Trade program and a proposed Engineering for International Careers at Clemson University are described, including issues related to curriculum and faculty recruitment and credentialing. Implications for language professionals are discussed. (eight references) (LB)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Sell, John W.; And Others – 1991
A program at the College of Wooster (Ohio) in commercial language and international business is described. The program was undertaken with private funds and within the context of a traditional liberal arts college. It has three main curricular goals: (1) additional training of language instructors for language courses that would include the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs
Voght, Geoffrey M., Ed. – 1983
A collection of nine papers from the fourth part of the conference on the applications of foreign language and international studies to business addresses the issue of program and instructional design. The papers include: "Program Design, Lesson Planning and Strategies for Foreign Language Business Courses: An Overview" (Ronald Cere),…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Correspondence, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs
PDF pending restorationVoght, Geoffrey M., Ed. – 1984
Part VI of the proceedings includes 12 presentations. They are: "Teaching Students How to Read Economics and Commercial Texts in a Commercial French Course: Focus on Meaning" (Robert A. Kreiter); "The Teaching of French for Computers and Information Science" (John B. Romeiser); "A Program in French for Hotel and Restaurant Management Majors: The…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Computer Oriented Programs
