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Anderson, Charlotte – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum, Modern Languages
Cormier, Raymond J. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humanities, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Keilstrup, Duane V. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
In the fall of 1973, an experimental college course designed exclusively for students with a background of high school German was initiated at the University of Texas at Arlington. The course was limited to those who placed out of the first semester but not high enough for the third semester on the UTA placement test. The course was found to be…
Descriptors: German, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum
Huberman, Gisela; Medish, Vadim – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum
Peer reviewedCardy, Michael – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
A discussion of university-level FL instruction in Canada. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, French, Higher Education, Italian
Roessler, Helmut R. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Business Administration, German, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedTonkin, Humphrey – ADFL Bulletin, 1985
Discusses the status of foreign language learning in connection with the humanities, and suggests a redefinition of the mission of the foreign language department in the research university. It is proposed that students be trained in language teaching skills in combination with branches of the humanities other than literature, without neglecting…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
Andersson, Theodore – Improving College and University Teaching, 1971
Describes progress and improvement in the process of language learning and teaching. (Editor/IR)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, FLES, Higher Education, Modern Language Curriculum
Peer reviewedMieder, Wolfgang – Unterrichtspraxis, 1993
This article begins with an overview of the literature that establishes the value of sayings in foreign language teaching. It is argued that authors of textbooks should use sayings because they make up such an important part of a language. The most common sayings that should be found in any textbook are listed. (LET)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Expressive Language, German, Higher Education
Turner, Thomas; And Others – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
In 1971 the College of the Holy Cross (Minnesota) set up a summer language and cultural program in Cuernavaca, Mexico for their students of Spanish. After intensive grammar in the classroom students are sent out on "survival" situations involving verbal communication with Mexicans in the market place, schools, prisons, etc. (SC)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Field Trips, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedHamp-Lyons, Elizabeth – System, 1983
An ESL reading efficienty course was designed to tackle "sheer volume," frequently the nonnative speaker's greatest difficulty with university courses. Using overhead transparencies coupled with tape recordings, and eventually proceeding to real textbooks, sufficient practice was accomplished in the immediate controlled situation, but…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Modern Language Curriculum, Reading Comprehension
Kuhn, Reinhard – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1977
Assesses a volume of essays evaluating German studies in the United States. Problems pointed out in the essays include isolation of Germanists; lack of flexibility in choice of syllabi; the place of "culture" in German studies; lack of basic language skills in college students, and language teacher training. (CHK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Educational Improvement, German, German Literature
Frey, Herschel – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Degree Requirements, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Stansfield, Charles W. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Language Instruction
Peyre, Henri – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
The paper reviews the accomplishments of the Modern Language Association while underlining its shortcomings with regards to doctoral training and foreign language education. It calls for new foreign language programs and the restoration of relevant subjects in curricula, and stresses the need for foreign language training for Americans planning to…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, International Relations
