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De Prada Creo, Elena – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
Acquiring and improving advanced foreign language communication skills are considerable challenges for graduates, especially when they require a specialised approach. Additionally, their specific needs and time limitations condition their possibilities of getting suitable programmes once they finish their higher education. This research tries to…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English for Special Purposes
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Haynes, Jonita S. – Educational Leadership, 1983
The Huntsville (Alabama) City Schools conduct annual Spanish-, French-, and German-language immersion workshops that move the classroom to a home or church, replace the teacher with native speakers, and extend the 55-minute period to 24 hours. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, Immersion Programs, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education
Gregory, Anne – G/C/T, 1982
The Super Saturday program at Purdue University offers gifted elementary and junior high school students a special program of studio arts classes. (SB)
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Science, Elementary Education, Fine Arts
de Alonzo, Ines M.; Roig, Nina Rosa W. – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
A French immersion program in Brazil took a group of adults to a mountain retreat for a weekend of intensive language use through fantasy scenarios. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization
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Mydlarski, Donna; Klinck, Pat – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Describes immersion weekends sponsored by the University of Calgary. The discussion includes examples from actual weekends to describe the planning and implementation. A qualitative evaluation is also discussed. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, French
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Skeldon, Phil; Swales, John – ELT Journal, 1983
Scheduling problems in service English courses are discussed and an attempt to circumvent them with intensive weekend courses is described. Problems and principles of material preparation are discussed, with illustrations. Further experimentation with time block teaching in the context of ESL instruction is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Organization, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students