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Download full textLittle, D. G.; Grant, A. J. – 1986
A self-instructional program in German for undergraduate students of engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, was developed based on a questionnaire of student needs, language experience, and preferred instructional methods. The course design and instructional materials for the program emphasized oral/aural skills; moreover, counseling and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Second Language Programs, Counseling Services, Engineering Education
Urbanski, Henry – 1984
In response to rapidly falling foreign language enrollments, the State University of New York College at New Paltz designed and actively promoted a language immersion program in the summer of 1981. The program consisted of instruction in twelve languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian,…
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Peer reviewedBoschetto-Sandoval, Sandra M.; Deneire, Marc; Sandoval, Ciro A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
A study of the role of the modern language program at Michigan Technological University looks at perceptions of administrators, faculty, and students concerning the program and language learning needs, and student motivation in studying languages. Concludes that despite language enrollment and retention problems, modern language courses are both…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Curriculum
