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Grosse, Christine Uber – 1982
A survey was conducted of 508 universities to investigate the status of business Spanish courses in the modern language curriculum. The questionnaire solicited information on the number, size, and scheduling of business Spanish courses; students; course materials; methods of promotion; funding; language requirements; other business language…
Descriptors: Business, Business Education, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedIngold, Catherine; Rivers, William; Tesser, Carmen Chavez; Ashby, Erica – Hispania, 2002
Discusses a National Foreign Language Center survey of 240 randomly-selected higher-education Spanish programs on the availability and the nature of programming for heritage speakers of Spanish. The survey queried the need for such programming and challenges to meeting needs of heritage learners. Results are discussed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Heritage Education, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedKlee, Carol A.; Rogers, Elizabeth S. – Hispania, 1989
A survey of 58 higher education institutions revealed that 74 percent had a foreign language admissions or graduation requirement, and 75 percent used placement examinations for incoming students. Schools cited problems of students with previous study enrolling in beginning classes, and of a lack of placement options for students with prior…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education)
Direct linkBeaudrie, Sara; Ducar, Cynthia – Heritage Language Journal, 2005
This paper addresses beginning level Spanish heritage language (SHL) learners' attitudes towards their language and culture. Heritage language (HL) programs and research have often overlooked beginning level learners, especially within university settings. The current study involved 20 participants from a beginning level SHL class in the…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Linguistic Borrowing, Heritage Education, Language Attitudes
