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Collins, Ashok; Clemens, Manuel – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2022
The opposition between learning as a process of self-cultivation ("Bildung") and learning as a form of vocational training for the workplace ("Ausbildung") is becoming ever more deeply entrenched in the twenty-first-century university. In language education in particular, the distinction between these two competing aims…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocational Education
Khosiyono, Banun Havifah Cahyo; Pardjono; Priyana, Joko – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
The English syllabus provides the students at the Maritime Vocational Schools (MVS) with necessary Maritime English (ME) competence compatible with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) curriculum, or the Indonesian Seafarers Quality Standard System (QSS) Curriculum (adapted from the IMO, in an Indonesian context). The gap in the ME…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Palmquist, Mike; Childers, Pam; Maimon, Elaine; Mullin, Joan; Rice, Rich; Russell, Alisa; Russell, David R. – Across the Disciplines, 2020
On the 50th anniversary of the start of the writing across the curriculum movement, the authors explore the historical foundations of the movement, consider key developments that have occurred since its emergence as one of the most enduring and successful education reform movements in North America, and reflect on potential directions for future…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Educational History, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Guadagni, Donald; Xu, Ziming – Online Submission, 2021
This paper outlines and details historical L2 curriculum development for segments of China's State education system over a ten-year period beginning with the start of the Sino -- Foreign joint programs classes in 2011. A two-year post assessment from 2015-2017. Tracking students continuing test results for both the CET (College English Test)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests
Thripp, Richard, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES), which took place on July 15-19, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Financial Education, Money Management
Guadagni, Donald – Online Submission, 2015
This instructional paper examines the lack of L2 English skills demonstrated by Chinese post-secondary education students and the results of empiric testing to determine what key language functions were missing from a student's tool box when exiting their primary education phase.The identification of these skills and ability gaps allowed for…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Total Quality Management, English (Second Language)
Baidak, Nathalie; Borodankova, Olga; Kocanova, Daniela; Motiejunaite, Akvile – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2012
The indicators in this edition of Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe cover a number of issues at the heart of contemporary thought and discussion in Europe relating to foreign language teaching. They address the degree of linguistic diversity in European schools and the need to provide appropriate support measures to pupils…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
DelliCarpini, Margo, Ed. – English Journal, 2010
Last year the author had the pleasure of working with a team of dedicated teachers in an alternative high school setting on the implementation of a grant she had written for their program. The grant was the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act grant, federally distributed to the states. As the grant writer and teacher…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Grants, Nontraditional Education
Mansell, Deryn – Babel, 2008
This article reports on part of a research project that was generated by an evident need to incorporate cultural knowledge in language learning within the option of a Year 12 vocationally-oriented curriculum. Language-specific research was undertaken to ascertain the intercultural knowledge in communication related to hospitality and to propose a…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis, Social Behavior, Indonesian
Pilkenton, W. David – 1974
The data presented in this paper indicates that the present Spanish language program at Mesa College serves only one quarter of the student body and probably even a smaller fraction of the community. This situation exists because the recommended curriculums for 52 of Mesa College's 66 lower-division majors, largely nongeneral liberal arts and one-…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Language Instruction
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Trends, Educational Change
Klinghoffer, Curtis L. – Online Submission, 2008
A tuition-free, vocational, English as a second language (ESL) program offered at a large community college suffers from high attrition as well as student dissatisfaction with curriculum. The purpose of this quasi-experimental, longitudinal study was to assess the effectiveness of a specific ESL curriculum supplement as an intervention to…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Standardized Tests
Duda, R.; And Others – 1975
This report describes four experiments in English for Special Purposes conducted by or involving the Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues. English for Special Purposes is discussed in relation to language skills, grammatical and functional progression, "autonomization" and individualization of language acquisition, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Language Programs, Curriculum Development, English for Special Purposes
San Francisco Community Coll. District, CA. – 1976
Vocational English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in San Francisco serve at one time a variety of students with differing language levels. Programs fall into three types, based on their trainees' current employment situation: unemployed and without a job site; unemployed but with a job site and verbal commitment to hire if performance during…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Career Counseling, Career Planning