Ways in which American colleges and universities can strengthen their foreign student programs are examined. It is suggested that foreign student programs now in operation in U.S. colleges should be viewed as part of the total international commitment of each institution and should be coordinated and interrelated with all other aspects of that…

This monograph on community colleges and international/intercultural education begins with a rationale for international education, which emphasizes North American students' low level of awareness of international affairs and events and the importance of a knowledge of other societies in an increasingly interdependent world. After citing various…

Information is provided on the educational systems of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Yemen Arab Republic in order to assist U.S. colleges and universities as they work with international student agencies and representatives from these countries. For each country, placement recommendations are offered, along with notes to…

In a resolution, the Committee of Ministers recommended that governments of Council of Europe member states ask their countries' school authorites to use the school career and health record for children attending school abroad for a trial period and inform the Council of Europe Secretariat at the end of the trial period of their experience in…

Intended to help foreign students in their study of chemistry in the United States, this guide begins with an overview of chemical education at primary, secondary, and college levels, typical curriculum for undergraduate chemistry degrees (including calculation of honor point average), and an overview of graduate training (admissions,…

Data presented in this report are derived from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) fall 1980 Survey of Graduate Science Students and Postdoctorates, covering 9,930 graduate science and engineering (S/E) departments in 633 doctorate- and master's-granting institutions. Highlights of the survey indicate that: (1) graduate enrollment in S/E…

Information on the educational systems of 52 foreign countries and recommendations for student placement into U.S. graduate programs are presented. For each country a diagram is presented to illustrate the demarcations between primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, and explanations are provided on grading systems, secondary school certificates,…

This investigation was undertaken to discover how effectively U.S. postsecondary curricula in key development fields are meeting the needs of students who will return to careers in countries much less developed industrially than the United States and which have very different agricultural and health-care needs. Research focused on U.S. curricula…

This volume documents the United States participation in a multi-national study of student achievement in six subject matter areas and presents the results of a number of analyses of U.S. data that should be of interest to American educators. Subject areas dealt with include science, reading comprehension, literature, French as a foreign language,…

A course was developed to provide foreign student teaching assistants (TAs) with improved classroom presentational skills. Class size was kept small and classes were offered once each week for two hours to give students sufficient opportunities to practice speaking. Relying heavily on student oral presentations, the teachers assigned progressively…

Government policy in Britain from 1962-1979 that affects overseas students is examined. The following areas are covered: fees, funds, and quotas; accommodation and welfare; and immigration, employment and race relations. During the period from 1962-1979 government involvement in overseas students' affairs has largely related to increase in fees,…

Recent trends in the number and composition of overseas students in Britain are summarized, and the accompanying statistics are presented. Among the trends are the following: (1) since 1967 the public sector has become dominant in the totals for overseas students, and within that sector nonuniversity institutions have become more important than…

Noting the growing number of foreign students in colleges in the United States, this paper argues that communication educators should devote more discussion to the development of oral proficiency in those students. This paper (1) discusses the significance of the problem facing educators and foreign students, (2) examines the language training of…

Existing literature on pronunciation instruction in English as a second language is reviewed, revealing that significant attention to the improvement of American English pronunciation among foreign students has been lacking. For the teacher's benefit, an analysis of basic phonetics is presented, laying a foundation for understanding pronunciation…

This paper contains an overview of current activities and potential opportunities for two-year colleges in the area of international education. While involvement of two-year colleges in international education is generally limited and fragmented, there are four major areas of activity: foreign language and area studies, technical assistance and…