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Jean Costa-Silva – Hispania, 2024
This study investigates the efforts towards promoting the decolonial teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language in instructional materials adopted in early Portuguese courses at higher education institutions in the United States. A framework for qualitative analysis of course materials, textbooks, and syllabi was designed based on Zavala's…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Decolonization, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials
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Federici, Theresa – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This paper outlines the rationale behind L2 process writing and Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL) approaches adopted in order to design a course within a modern language degree to bridge the gap between language and culture elements of the programme. This was achieved by creating an environment that replicates that of a researcher and by placing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Process Approach (Writing), Active Learning, Inquiry
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Bjornson, Richard – ADFL Bulletin, 1983
Discusses the need to broaden students' perspectives in all areas and suggests teaching literary works written in major European languages by third world writers, in second language classes as one method of doing so. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Literature
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Tonkin, Humphrey – ADFL Bulletin, 1985
Discusses the status of foreign language learning in connection with the humanities, and suggests a redefinition of the mission of the foreign language department in the research university. It is proposed that students be trained in language teaching skills in combination with branches of the humanities other than literature, without neglecting…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
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Brod, Richard I. – ADFL Bulletin, 1988
Charts present information regarding college students' enrollment in modern foreign language classes and programs, based on a survey indicating that enrollment has increased and that the most commonly taught languages were Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Latin. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
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Hamp-Lyons, Elizabeth – System, 1983
An ESL reading efficienty course was designed to tackle "sheer volume," frequently the nonnative speaker's greatest difficulty with university courses. Using overhead transparencies coupled with tape recordings, and eventually proceeding to real textbooks, sufficient practice was accomplished in the immediate controlled situation, but…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Modern Language Curriculum, Reading Comprehension
Goldberg, Rita – 1982
Three major concerns affect higher education in the United States: the decline in student population with some curtailment of programs, high inflation rates with constantly rising tuition, and political pressures on public colleges and universities. These factors affect study abroad programs in several ways. Public institutions may experience less…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Economic Factors, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education
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Woloshin, David J. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Reviews various aspects of the undergraduate foreign language curriculum over the past decade and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of that curriculum. Outlines the best and worst scenarios which could occur during the next 10 years and suggests means which can assure that undergraduate foreign language education will meet future needs. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Modern Language Curriculum
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Di Pietro, Robert J.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Uses data from a survey of 326 centers of foreign language education to discuss (1) what kinds of courses and specializations are being offered, (2) how the curriculum is meeting the changing needs of the nation, and (3) what future development can be realistically anticipated. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Futures (of Society), Graduate Study, Job Placement
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Uber Grosse, Christine – Modern Language Journal, 1982
A survey designed to collect, analyze, and present information about the position of Spanish for business in the contemporary modern language curriculum showed that business Spanish is a growing field of particular interest to language and business majors. (EKN)
Descriptors: Business, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Skills
Paramskas, D. M. – SPEAQ Journal, 1980
A review of stages in the evolution of the language laboratory shows that its function has changed in the past 20 years. Originally it was described as a way of providing a means for abundant practice of audiolingual drills. Currently, it is described as a learning center with multiple resources and functions. It might be characterized as a…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Language Laboratories
Anthony, Edward M. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
Briefly summarizes the history of language instruction in the United States, and offers statements and recommendations with regard to language instruction at the university level. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Educational Policy, Higher Education
Dollerup, Cay – 1981
This is a descriptive outline of the language situation in the Danish education system. The introductory material discusses the reason for foreign language study. A major reason is that Denmark is a small country with a difficult native language for speakers of other languages to learn. Therefore, the Danish population is exposed to foreign…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, English (Second Language), French
Jurasek, Richard – 1981
Two approaches to college second language instruction are described. One, an on-campus option, gives students a classroom opportunity that is similar to the intensive/immersion program, which is a ten-week intensive language course followed by a ten-week program in Mexico, France, or Germany. The on-campus option, called "Super," is a…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Immersion Programs, Intensive Language Courses
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Achberger, Karen R. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1993
Outlines a program at St. Olaf College which allows language majors and others with language skills to take required humanities courses in German. This program offers students a chance to apply German skills that they have and at the same time meet their general education or major requirements. (LET)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, German, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction
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