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Download full textCothran, Bettina F. – 1987
Georgia State University has developed undergraduate applied language programs in commercial French, German, and Spanish combining practical with theoretical studies. The curricula stress the communicative aspect of language, and are based on the content of certification examinations given in France, Germany, and Spain. Two upper-level courses in…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, 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
Weinmann, Sigrid – 1995
The Michigan Technological University program in German area studies is described. The program is designed for science and engineering students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Its components include: a 1-year scientific German sequence, stressing specialized vocabulary, reading skills, use of reference materials, translation into…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Sakakibara, Yoshitaka – 1988
The University of South Carolina added the Japanese specialization to its Master of International Business Studies (MIBS) program in 1982. The small group of students in the 3-year specialization are chosen competitively from a large applicant pool. While no Japanese language knowledge is required for entry to the program, many students have some…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries
St. Martin, Gerry – 1995
A Salisbury State University (Maryland) program integrating intensive French language and business administration instruction is described. In its pilot, the program had 11 students, all but 1 drawn from French language classes; one was a native speaker. The French portion was taught in the morning by two French professors, and the business…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Voght, Geoffrey M., Ed. – 1984
Part II of the proceedings includes nine presentations. They are: "Business and Foreign Language Tie the Knot at Nazareth College: A Four Year Program Model" (Octave G. Naulleau); "For an Actual Education in International Management" (Alain Eclache and Georges Labet); "A Foreign Language Program for Majors in Hotel and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Education Work Relationship
Cowles, Maria Antonia – 1993
The dual-degree MBA/MA program of the University of Pennsylvania is described. The program is designed to provide future business leaders with superior international management education and prepare them to operate effectively and comfortably in the global economy through social and professional language skills and knowledge of diverse cultural…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Course Evaluation
Jackson, K. David – 1992
The report details a federally-funded program at the University of Texas, Austin whose activities included: (1) an experimental summer intensive language institute to facilitate Brazilian Portuguese certification for nine certified secondary school teachers of Spanish; (2) writing and publication of a new textbook of Brazilian Portuguese for…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Conferences, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Snow, Marguerite Ann, Ed. – 1994
Project LEAP (Learning English-for-Academic-Purposes) is a three-year faculty development and supplemental instruction partnership to improve the academic literacy skills of native-born, immigrant, and international language minority students. This manual is the third set of faculty development materials produced by the project, presenting…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, College Science, College Second Language Programs
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)
Lee, Vera – 1983
The development and coordination of interdisciplinary immersion programs in French and Spanish at Boston College are chronicled, and some issues of federal grant support are discussed. The programs, currently involving the history, theology, philosophy, fine arts, management, and sociology departments and soon including political science, consist…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Business Administration Education, Church Related Colleges, College Second Language Programs
Coombe, Christine A., Ed. – 1998
Papers from the 1997 and 1998 Current Trends in English Language Testing (CTELT) conferences include: "Computer-Based Language Testing: The Call of the Internet" (G. Fulcher); "Uses of the PET (Preliminary English Test) at Sultan Qaboos University" (R. Taylor); "Issues in Foreign and Second Language Academic Listening…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing
PDF pending restorationVoght, Geoffrey M., Ed. – 1984
Part VI of the proceedings includes 12 presentations. They are: "Teaching Students How to Read Economics and Commercial Texts in a Commercial French Course: Focus on Meaning" (Robert A. Kreiter); "The Teaching of French for Computers and Information Science" (John B. Romeiser); "A Program in French for Hotel and Restaurant Management Majors: The…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Computer Oriented Programs
