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Greensmith, Catherine – 1991
The University of Hull (England) has a 2-year commercial French course within its language program. The first-year of the course is required of all undergraduates. Materials are largely written by faculty. All faculty have additional training in French economy and culture. Testing occurs twice a year, with four written skill areas from the French…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements
Peer reviewedLong, Donna R. – Foreign Language Annals, 1985
Describes the implementation of a first-year comprehension-based Spanish language program at New Mexico State University. Includes a discussion of the history of the program and of the problems encountered in changing a traditional curriculum. Also describes the materials, classroom practice, and testing and evaluation techniques used in the…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Language Enrollment
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
Schweers, C. William, Jr. – 1993
Issues related to the use of academic English by foreign students in the United States are discussed, and two college programs are presented as examples of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) preparatory programs available to these students. The programs are the American Language Program at Columbia University (New York) and the ESL Program at City…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Second Language Programs, College Students, English for Academic Purposes
Millstone, A. – 1983
Workshops on proficiency testing attended by foreign language faculty at the University of South Carolina provided the starting point for extradepartmental involvement in proficiency testing. As a result of funding requirements and a cooperative arrangement between the foreign languages department and the Masters in International Business program…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Galvan, Jose L.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia – 1996
A proposed program in English as a Second Language (ESL) for limited-English-proficient students at California State University at Los Angeles (CSLA) is outlined. Eligible international students and recent immigrants and refugees would be identified and placed using a test of English for academic purposes. The proposed program would consists of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)
