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Franc, Catherine – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Every year, around 120 students of French at the University of Manchester (UoM) prepare to go on their compulsory Year Abroad (YA). They are free to choose between different options: studying in France and the French-speaking world, working in diverse sectors throughout the French-speaking world, or becoming a language assistant. This wealth of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, College Students, College Second Language Programs
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Pérez Nieto, Nazaret; Nebot, Nadia – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This article describes the extra support required for outgoing students on their Year Abroad (YA) journey. It highlights the increasing need for and relevance of peer mentoring of YA students in preparing them to deal with different structures and organisations where external support might be insufficient or even non-existent. It also outlines…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Mentors, College Students
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Küçüktepe, Seval Eminoglu; Kerimoglu, Esra – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
Language policies of countries have focused especially on the teaching and learning of English, the universal language of communication because of the increase in international exchange of information. In this context, one of the changes which were made in the field of foreign language teaching in recent years in Turkey is that the intensive…
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Aysin, Sayi K.; Serap, Emir – Online Submission, 2017
The main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of an English language education program that addresses the academic and cognitive needs of gifted children on their academic achievement and creative thinking levels. To this end, through an experimental research design, the unit "Health Problems" in English course book was…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Control Groups, Creative Thinking
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 2006
This paper examines the "business" of language programs. In particular, it focuses on the economic impact of English as a Second language programs physically located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada which draw and serve foreign students. The impact such programs have on the wider community will also be explored. A bibliography is included.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Programs, Second Languages, Second Language Instruction
Curtain, Helena Anderson – 1986
A discussion of the immersion approach to second language instruction contains: a description of the approach and its goals; a brief history of its introduction into public schools; a description of the most common immersion program designs (early total, early partial, middle or delayed, and late); a review of available information on program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Elementary Education, Immersion Programs
Victor, David A. – 1985
Eastern Michigan University's program in language and international trade has three features that distinguish it from other attempts to address the role of world business or language education: (1) the spirit of cooperation evident in the interdisciplinary or joint degree, (2) the equal importance given to foreign language and business education,…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Educational Cooperation
Kennedy, Chris – 1986
Channel management, a concept developed in marketing to refer to the process by which a product is moved from production to consumption, uses a channel of distribution operating at several levels, each responsible for one or more of the activities of moving the product forward to the consumer. The function of channel management is to select the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Buckheister, Patrick – 1985
The Language and International Trade Program instituted in 1978 at Eastern Michigan University enrolls three-fourths of the university's undergraduate and graduate foreign language and bilingual studies majors and has become the largest business language studies program in the United States. Important program components include an international…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Consortia, Financial Support, Higher Education
Ward, Annita Marie – 1995
A study investigated the effectiveness of a Salem-Teikyo University (West Virginia) program of English-as-a-Second-Language conversational tutoring for a cohort of 185 Japanese students and a similar but smaller Japanese-as-a-Second-Language tutoring program for the English-speaking cohort. Data were gathered through surveys of faculty (n=4),…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Savangvarorose, Bang-Orn – 1985
Results of a 1982-1983 survey of the Thai business community concerning its needs for English language skills and of a survey of the course offerings at Thai colleges and universities are reported and discussed. The industry survey targeted 60 of the 600 largest Thai companies in manufacturing, trading, finance, hotels and health care. The…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
Regan, Michael V.; McCoy, Gregory A. – 1982
Most U.S. institutions require international students to meet a minimum English proficiency test requirement for admission to the institution. The language requirements for admission appear to be the same for technical and for academic students. Standardized English proficiency tests purport to be non-specific; yet an analysis of the items on a…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Second Language Programs, English for Special Purposes, Higher Education
Malave, Lilliam M. – 1987
This paper presents a followup of selected studies on effective schools with a population of bilingual and/or limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. Over 150 research papers on both effective schools and effective bilingual LEP instruction were reviewed. The literature was divided into three categories: (1) studies with a population including…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Spencer, Mary L. – 1985
A discussion of bilingual education in the Pacific region focuses on the role of evaluation and testing in promoting educational quality. Based on a review of proposals, evaluations, and tests of all districts in Micronesia and Hawaii in the 1982-83 program year, these conclusions are drawn about program evaluation: (1) little program evaluation…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Chamorro, Educational Assessment, English (Second Language)
Safty, Adel – 1990
Canada's French immersion program began in 1965 in response to anglophone parent demand for bilingual French/English instruction. Instruction entirely in French begins in kindergarten, and formal English instruction begins in third grade. The program's popularity has caused rapid expansion, with success attributed to changing attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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