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Grewling, Nicole; Rinker, Erika Hille – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2019
Globalizing the curriculum in small German programs with a single faculty member consists of different considerations than in larger programs with more faculty and students. In this dialogue, the faculty members in two such programs discuss what globalizing German Studies means within the context of their small programs and the need to maintain a…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Second Language Programs
Reynolds, Nedra – Liberal Education, 2019
At a time when language programs around the United States are in crisis--the University of Rhode Island's Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures is realigning its curriculum to emphasize proficiency and intercultural competence within a strong liberal arts context. The result of the department's recent initiatives? More than…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Departments
Holman, Don – Applied Language Learning, 2021
Whereas major research universities may accommodate programs of study in Arabic, Chinese, or Persian, regional universities and liberal arts colleges have struggled to adapt to a wider and more complex array of world languages and literatures in the 21st century. Many have been forced to choose between radically restructuring or closing programs…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Modern Languages, College Second Language Programs
Mittman, Elizabeth; Santos, Krsna – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2019
Graduate education in the humanities struggles with weighty traditions, constrained (fiscal) resources, and a legacy of elitism and cultural homogeneity. As the makeup of graduate students becomes ever more diverse in terms of income, ethnicity, sexuality, citizenship, and disability, graduate programs are working through the challenges and…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Humanities, Student Diversity, Nontraditional Students
Looney, 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
Dunne, Kerry – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2008
Using a new model of subject delivery, the University of New England (UNE--Armidale, Australia) offers specialist subjects at partner or host institutions. The model is a modified version of distance education. It is designed to meet the needs of on-campus students who wish to study a subject that their university is unable to offer as a full…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Second Language Programs, Cooperative Programs, German

Tanaka, Koichi – Unterrichtspraxis, 1972
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Language Instruction, Program Descriptions
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

Lucius, Erwin; Ozsoy, Muammer – Unterrichtspraxis, 1972
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Ruplin, Ferdinand A. – 1972
This commentary on innovations in language instruction developed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook examines how German is taught with the aid of a computer. The article describes selected features of the introductory German course, including (1) computer-assisted instruction, (2) programed language laboratory manual, (3) study…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, German
Ferrari, Lucy – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1973
Describes an experimental language program for students of architecture in its fifth year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (RL)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Education, Career Education, College Language Programs

Ruplin, Ferdinand A. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1973
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, German, Instructional Materials

Taylor, Heimtraut F. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Reports on the generally favorable response of college students at Ohio State University to the use of computers in elementary German instruction. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, German, Higher Education
Nebel, S. Sue – 1973
When Loyola University dropped its foreign language requirement in 1971, another requirement took its place. Students are now required to take three courses in literature, one of which is to be a course in a literature not originally written in English. Introductory courses (called Masterpieces courses) in French, German, Spanish, and Russian…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Ruplin, Ferdinand A.; Russell, John R. – The German Quarterly, 1968
The experimental use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) to replace conventional laboratory sessions for first-year German students at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, is described. Materials used in the program are outlined, including hardware, pre-text program, text program, student manual, and diagnostics. Pedagogical…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies, German