This report summarizes plans for the programs of Gallaudet College, including all its constituent units, for the period 1973-82. Following a statement of mission and priorities for 5 and 10 years, program summaries are presented covering: planning and public service, undergraduate programs, student affairs, graduate school, precollege programs,…

Behavioral technology applied to language instruction at the college level is contrasted with instructional approaches based on an educational philosophy of a more theoretical nature. While focusing on individual needs and the possibility of self-instruction, the author discusses conventional laboratory teaching, task performance theory, systems,…

This paper focuses on the effects of pre-college aptitude and high school achievement variables on university foreign language success at various undergraduate course levels in French, German, and Spanish. The objective is twofold: (1) to compare statistically contributions of different types of aptitude and achievement variables to grade point…

Language history profiles of 2,367 students receiving grades in freshman and sophomore level foreign language courses in French, German, and Spanish at the University of Washington during the autumn quarter of 1968 were identified and compared. The language history profiles were categorized by types of delays and interruptions experienced by…

The preliminary report of a joint study of the teaching of English at the junior college level, sponsored by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), is based on 127 responses to a questionnaire sent to junior college presidents.…

Difficulties in organizing and conducting an Old French course at the undergraduate level are commented on in this article. A section treating the basis of the difficulties focuses on content in literature and language areas. Time factors and traditional coursework accreditation are discussed. A general statement of problems mentions three areas…

Computer-assisted instruction supplements traditional methods in a non-calculus physics course offered at Seattle Pacific College. Thirty-five science majors enrolled in the first quarter and 32 continued in the second term. The hardware for the course consists of a PDP-11/20 computer and eight teletype terminals; additional peripheral equipment…

This curriculum guide outlines a course in discussion for college sophomores or those who have taken a communication fundamentals course. This guide emphasizes the principles of discussion and group dynamics and their applications to groups engaged in information-sharing or problem-solving tasks. The course is divided into two principal units with…

There are several ways in which the computer science department at the small liberal arts college can contribute to the richness of the institution's undergraduate curriculum. In addition to providing training for students interested in computer-related careers, the department, by offering courses for non-majors in the field, can broaden the…

Both failures and successes have been experienced in the application of the computer to the teaching of introductory chemistry at Simon Fraser University. Chemistry teachers looked to computer assisted instruction (CAI) to improve instruction because CAI effectively dealt with chemical concepts and their practical application and with the wide…

The purpose of this 3-month research project was to develop, evaluate, and implement a distributive education program of instruction leading to a Bachelor of Science in Technology degree at the University of Houston. Intended for use also as a statewide model, this interdisciplinary curriculum utilized extensively in its development research…

This paper discusses some past and present interdisciplinary approaches to foreign language and literature (FLL) studies. It is argued that the current unpopularity of FLL studies in the United States is the consequence of falling away from viable traditions of scholarship and teaching in this area. A model for reform which reawaken interest in…

A computerized content analysis of the "theory input" for a basic speech course was conducted. The questions to be answered were (1) What does the inexperienced basic speech student hold as a conceptual perspective of the "speech to inform" prior to his being subjected to a college speech class? and (2) How does that…

An evaluation by the Center for Urban Education of the College Careers Program (CCP), operated by the College Careers Fund of Westchester, Inc., CCP is designed to identify, recruit, motivate, and place educationally "disadvantaged" young adults in carefully selected institutions of higher learning and to provide them with all necessary…

The 83 papers presented at the 1972 Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Curricula are reproduced in this volume. With computer science specifically excluded as an area of interest for the conference, papers fall under the following headings: biology, business, chemistry, economics, education, engineering, geography, languages and art,…