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Alain Flaubert Takam; Innocent Mbouya Fassé – SAGE Open, 2023
Examining the teaching and learning of English as a Second Official Language (ESOL) in Cameroon through language laws and other official documents (like the syllabi) in terms of their actual implementation is an important step in the development of ESOL education. Such investigations may contribute to the strengthening of the minority official…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Ngololo, Elizabeth N.; Nekongo-Nielsen, Haaveshe – International Education Studies, 2017
The study explores teachers' views on the impact of the English Language Proficiency Programme in Namibian schools that was implemented over a period of five years, from 2011 to 2015. The program aimed at improving teachers' proficiency in English. The summative evaluation was conducted in 2016 in the following five (5) regions: Erongo, Hardap,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation, Language Proficiency, Foreign Countries
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Dahlman, Anne; Hoffman, Patricia – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2009
Decision-making about English as a Second Language (ESL) programs is especially challenging in educational contexts where a rapid influx of an English language learner (ELL) population has immigrated into a community that is not accustomed to ethnic and linguistic diversity or; where the ELL population constitutes a sizable (between 15 and 25 %)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking, Immigrants
Alberta Education, 2007
The "School Administrator's Guide to Implementing Language Programming" serves as a starting point to plan for and implement language programming. It provides a general overview; suggests practical strategies for working with students, parents, teachers and the surrounding community; and includes details on areas to address in selecting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Instructional Development, Program Implementation
Kozell, Cheryl – 1986
The perspective of the institution's grants office in securing and administering grants is important because it differs significantly from the project perspective. The project director focuses on the project concept, and the grants office addresses the institution's needs in administering it. The funding mechanism for interdisciplinary programs is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Grantsmanship, Interdisciplinary Approach, Languages for Special Purposes
Richer, Judy – TESL Talk, 1982
Some factors in planning and administering ESL classes for workers are discussed, based on experiences in a London program. Among these are program goals, employers' goals, making the program known to employers, making the need for employer support known, setting up the program, keeping goals clear, and understanding the workers' needs and…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Garcia, Paul A.; And Others – 1991
A discussion of FLES (foreign language in the elementary school, including introductory, exploratory, or immersion) looks at the challenges that need to be identified and met for successful planning and implementation. The role and importance of FLES in the 1990s is briefly reviewed, FLES program types are outlined, and FLES is examined in greater…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, FLES
Bentson, Marilyn – 1983
The handbook contains ideas, worksheets, and sample forms to assist in the administration of volunteer programs teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to refugees. Chapters address: (1) planning (finding a coordinator, planning the program, assessing the need, and defining the volunteer's job); (2) recruitment (locating volunteer teachers,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Needs Assessment, Program Administration
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
This guide for establishing a program to instruct adult refugees in English as a second language (ESL) emphasizes the organization of volunteers. The first step in setting up a volunteer program is information gathering, including the identification of needs, resources, students, and volunteers. Procedures are set forth for hiring, screening, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Lesson Plans, Postsecondary Education
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Henderson, Ingeborg – Unterrichtspraxis, 1986
Describes the development, implementation, and administration of a program training graduate-level teaching assistants in foreign language instruction to use computer assisted instruction. The program so far has encouraged the graduate students' interest in computers and increased computer literacy. (CB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Graduate Students
Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
A legislative proposal by the Association of American Universities calls for creation of a federal agency similar to the National Science Foundation to develop and promote a national policy of support for foreign language, area, and international studies research and instruction at colleges, universities, and other institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Area Studies, Federal Government, Higher Education
Snow, Marguerite Ann – 1987
The handbook is designed primarily as a preservice training guide for prospective immersion program teachers and secondarily as a resource for immersion program administrators and parents of prospective enrollees. It includes: (1) an overview of the immersion model, describing its historical context and key features and briefly reviewing research…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Massachusetts Univ., Boston. New England Multifunctional Resource Center for Language and Culture in Education. – 1994
The New England Multifunctional Resource Center (MRC) for Language and Culture in Education is funded by OBEMLA, Brown University School of Education, and the Education Alliance for Equity in the Nation's Schools. The MRC's service area encompasses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The MRC collects and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Mittelstet, Stephen K. – 1992
In the context of the modern global society and economy, foreign language instruction is placing more emphasis on students' cross-cultural understanding and on using language to develop students' communication skills. These goals are evidenced by the current interest in Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC) courses, which teach languages…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Ames, William R. – 1981
As part of International technical assistance, international aid organizations frequently sponsor candidates for advanced training programs in other countries. Because these programs are most often offered in English, the candidate needs to acquire a certain degree of English language knowledge. Therefore, English language training plays an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
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