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Utilizing WAIS Scores to Determine Foreign Language Pathways and Learning Assistance for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Trammell, Jack – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2016
Foreign language (FL) requirements at postsecondary institutions remain a major hurdle for many students with learning disabilities (LD) as well as a significant portion of students without diagnosed LD. Many institutions have developed foreign language substitution (FLS) policies that allow students with LD to take alternate paths to meet the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Learning Disabilities, School Policy, Required Courses
Impact of Language Learning Software on Performance and Persistence of Undergraduate English Language Learners in Puerto Rico
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Murray Finley, Philip R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This quantitative causal comparative ex post facto study compared the performance and persistence of undergraduate English Language Learners (ELL) in a private institution of higher education in Puerto Rico. The sample of convenience consisted of 1,281 freshmen students who were divided into two groups: (a) Group A (n = 339), students that…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Impact of Introducing Foreign Language Requirements on the Spanish Higher Education System: The Case of Córdoba University
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Raigón Rodríguez, Antonio R. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
The requirement that students achieve accredited foreign language proficiency at B1 level in order to graduate from university or enrol for some postgraduate courses has prompted changes in language teaching in higher education in Spain. Given the clearly ineffective tuition received at earlier stages of their education, Spanish university…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Required Courses
Instrumental Reasons for Studying in Compulsory English Courses: I Didn't Come to University to Study English, so Why Should I?
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Fryer, Luke K.; Ozono, Shuichi; Carter, Peter; Nakao, Kaori; Anderson, Charles J. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
In numerous Asian-Pacific tertiary contexts--students' chosen department not-with-standing-- second-language study is a requirement for both entry level and graduation. A practice by which Second Language motivation research could benefit from First Language procedures is to acknowledge instrumentality in such nonelective classes. Instrumental…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Required Courses, Second Language Instruction, College Freshmen
Using an Internally-Developed Tool to Assess Intercultural Competence in Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
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Kartoshkina, Yuliya – International Research and Review, 2013
An internally-developed tool was developed to assess the intercultural competence of students taking part in short-term study abroad programs. Four scales were built to assess possible change in students' host culture knowledge, cross-cultural awareness, cross-cultural adaptation, and self-assessed foreign language proficiency. Enrollment in a…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Language Enrollment
The MLA Survey of Postsecondary Entrance and Degree Requirements for Languages Other Than English, 2009-10
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Lusin, Natalia – Modern Language Association, 2012
Since 1953, the MLA has conducted a survey of entrance and degree requirements for languages other than English. The surveys reveal trends over time and show how colleges and universities in the United States have added, dropped, or changed their requirements. Entrance and degree requirements are one measure of the value that an institution…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Required Courses, College Admission