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Peer reviewedWinston, Anne; Boots, Justine – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
Modifications made to the Dartmouth Intensive Language Model (DILM), an intensive immersion program, resulted in its effective implementation and enhancement of a small-college foreign language program, in spite of such limitations as a very small teaching staff, inexperienced and anxious students, and decreased contact hours for the program. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses
Download full textKennedy, 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
Downing, Bruce T.; Tillery, Kate Helms – 1992
A study of effective training programs for community and court interpreters is reported. The characteristics of 25 well-established interpreter training programs in North America, Europe, and Scandinavia were examined, and 6 of these programs were selected for site visits. The purposes were to identify outstanding models of interpreter training,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Curriculum Design, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills
Taylor, Shelley K. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique applique, 1998
Two models of content-based second language instruction are compared. The two models, French language immersion and mainstreaming, are illustrated in two case studies that focus on how minority language children fare in kindergarten programs. The first case study is of a native Cantonese-speaking child enrolled in an early French immersion program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Chinese, Comparative Analysis
Wiley, Terrence G. – 1993
The working paper for a project on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education examines research and policy as they relate to the ability of adult students to access ESL programs, fully participate in and benefit from them, and make the transition to other "mainstream" academic programs or meaningful employment. Studies suggest that adult…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Attendance Patterns
British Council, London (England). – 1991
Proceedings of a seminar on English second language teaching (ELT) in technical assistance programs, focusing on elements that contribute to program continuance, are presented in the form of summaries of presentations and case studies. Topics include: the effects of the training provided on the sustainability of the training projects themselves;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
