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In Rhode Island, an Unusual Marriage of Engineering and Languages Lures Students
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Fischer, Karin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Students in the University of Rhode Island's International Engineering Program (IEP) spend a semester studying at an overseas university and another six months interning at a company abroad; at the end of five years, they earn two degrees, in engineering and a foreign language. Despite the extra academic demands, nearly a third of Rhode Island's…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Engineering Education, Engineering, International Education
Program at St. Olaf College Offers Students Incentives to Make Foreign Languages More than a Requirement.
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
The innovative program enables students to enroll, for additional academic credit, in regular disciplinary courses which have supplementary readings and class meetings in a foreign language. Currently 25 professors are experimenting with the special courses and 45 students are enrolled in the foreign language tracks of 4 courses. (DB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Innovation