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Download full textHOENIGSWALD, HENRY M.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THIS REPORT ON INTENSIVE COURSES IN THE UNCOMMON LANGUAGES CONDUCTED AT 22 AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DURING THE SUMMER OF 1962 IS THE RESULT OF A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY H.M. HOENIGSWALD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, R.B. NOSS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE, AND E.N. MCCARUS AND J.K. YAMAGIWA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. (BY…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Institutes (Training Programs), Intensive Language Courses, Language and Area Centers
FUCILLA, JOSEPH G. – 1967
THIS STUDY IS DESIGNED TO GIVE A WELL-ROUNDED AND CONTINUOUS HISTORY OF THE TEACHING OF ITALIAN IN THE UNITED STATES. AFTER PRESENTING A BRIEF PICTURE OF EARLY BRITISH INTEREST IN ITALY AND ITALIAN, THE REPORT TRACES THE CONSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY OF ITALIAN IN THE STATES FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY. AREAS DISCUSSED IN…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, FLES, History, Italian
Hieke, Adolf E. – 1977
Language laboratories are especially neglected at the intermediate and advanced levels of foreign language learning. Teachers fail to avail themselves of an important teaching tool at a critical point, when the more mechanical aspects of assimilating the target language should give way to gaining an actual communicative competence in it. At the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education
Groenke, Ulrich A. – The German Quarterly, 1967
Discussed in this article is the question of teaching Old Saxon in German departments. Usually, Old High German, Middle High German, and Gothic are taught in German departments where philology is included. Only in the large universities and colleges will one find a course in Old Saxon and Old Norsk. Greater emphasis on teaching Old Saxon is…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Diachronic Linguistics
Bouma, Lowell – 1975
In teaching a course on the history of the German language, it is preferable to use the linguistic approach, which deals with the structure of language and those linguistic events which characterize the development of contemporary German from Proto-Indo-European, rather than the cultural approach, with emphasis on extralinguistic data. The main…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case (Grammar), College Language Programs, Contrastive Linguistics
Miller, Roy Andrew – 1974
After commenting briefly on the current state of instructional materials available to students and teachers of Japanese at a college level, the paper underlines the need for materials that deal specifically with aspects of Japanese culture, and outlines suggestions for possible materials. Graded intermediate materials that stress particularly the…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Educational Needs, Instructional Materials
Aleamoni, Lawrence M.; Matsunaga, Allen – 1970
The College Entrance Examination Board Foreign Language Placement Tests were normed on students enrolled in French, German, Russian, and Spanish courses during Fall semester, 1969. Differences between performance at the four levels of each course were also investigated and comparisons made among CEEB test scores, course grades, and CEEB standard…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Language Programs, Comparative Analysis
Mikkelson, Gerald E. – 1975
The CIEE Semester Advanced Russian Language Program for Americans at Leningrad State University is a 16-week program for thirty out-standing students with a minimum of three years' background in Russian. This report is addressed to American Slavicists and to younger American students of Russian, and describes the purpose, history, and present…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cultural Exchange, Culture Contact, Institutional Cooperation
Macha, Dyne; Angelis, Paul – 1976
This bibliography includes textbooks useful for the teaching of written skills in English as a second language to college and university students. The major emphasis of the texts listed is the teaching of writing but some contain material on reading as well. The first section contains only texts designed specifically for second language use. The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Language Programs, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Timpe, Eugene F. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This article gives guidelines for the evaluation of foreign language departments that should lead to an upgrading of the profession. (CFM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Class Size, College Language Programs, Departments
Peer reviewedDavies, Norman F. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
This article discusses an English course based on correspondence teaching and self-instructional materials offered by the University of Linkoping in Sweden. A fundamental feature of the program is the telephone tutorial, which supplies the spontaneous discussion that should be an essential part of any language program. (CFM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Correspondence Study, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedKnight, Denise Bourassa – ADFL Bulletin, 1988
A historical review of the establishment of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages and its bulletin highlights both the changes that have occurred and are continuing to occur in the foreign language profession and the association's focus on covering the multifaceted perspectives and needs of the profession. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Change, Faculty Organizations, Higher Education
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
Peer reviewedForeign Language Annals, 1980
Arguments both pro and con about the foreign language (FL) requirement are presented. Negative arguments center on the decreasing value of FL study and the inadequacy of skills developed in a four course sequence. Positive arguments concern immediate benefits to students and the importance of FL study in a liberal arts curriculum. (AMH)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
