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Chaisson, Arthur P. – 1987
Suffolk University (Massachusetts) has developed a degree program in international marketing in French and Spanish that links curricula in the economics department and the department of humanities and modern languages. Language tutorials are mandatory for students in the international economics major. The tutorials are taught by native French- and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements
Billmyer, Kristine; Micheau, Cheri – 1987
A study was undertaken at the University of Pennsylvania's Joseph Lauder Institute to assess the usefulness and requirements of case discussion for teaching English to foreign graduate students of business administration. The case method of analyzing and solving simulated business problems was chosen because it: (1) is one of the most common…
Descriptors: Body Language, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Brodkey, Linda – 1984
Teachers should begin to think about how they mete out responsibility for spoken and written discourse in the classroom. Research indicates that most teachers initiate and sustain a question-answer-evaluation pattern. This pattern is doubly enacted in the composition course in writing as well as speaking. Unfortunately, this pattern may also…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Discourse, Anthropology, Classroom Communication
Simpson, Ronald; And Others – 1987
A handbook for University of Georgia graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) is presented that provides practical information about teaching for inexperienced GTAs as well as experienced teachers who seek new ideas. Attention is directed to: responsibilities of assistantships; relationships with faculty and with students; policies, procedures, and…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Disabilities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Testing
van Naerssen, Margaret; And Others – 1984
A study of classroom communication skills and strategies initiated in an effort to enhance the experience of Chinese graduate students visiting the United States had two parts. In the first, communications in a sampling of U.S. graduate science courses were examined, resulting in information about the language of classroom conversation management.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict
Aanenson, Charles R. – 1979
The educational system of the Republic of Indonesia is described, and placement recommendations concerning students who want to study in the United States are presented. After a description of elementary and secondary education, higher education is considered, with attention to governance, types of private institutions, degrees, diplomas, credits,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Admission, Degrees (Academic), Educational Background
Schuler, Peter – 1984
The educational system of the Netherlands is described, and placement recommendations concerning students who want to study in the United States are presented. After a consideration of the legal and financial bases of Dutch education and the country's educational structure, the various educational levels and types of schooling are discussed:…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Admission, Degrees (Academic), Elementary Secondary Education
Connotillo, Barbara Cahn, Ed.; Johnson, Christine, Ed. – 1984
Short-term programs, from technical courses for beginners to executive development programs for professionals, are described that are accessible to or specially designed for foreign nationals. The 875 academic, vocational, and professional programs represent 17 major and 46 minor fields of study. For each program, information is provided on:…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Courses, Eligibility, Foreign Nationals
Sjogren, Clifford F.; Kerr, Lornie G. – 1985
As part of the Projects for International Education Research, information is provided on Norwegian education and recommendations for admissions and academic placement of Norwegian students studying in U.S. colleges and universities. The overview on Norwegian education includes information on the structure of the system, the 9-year basic school,…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Graduates, College Programs, Comparative Education
Speedie, Stuart M. – 1981
Enrollment trends in professional degree programs in pharmacy as of fall 1980 are examined. Information is presented on: full-time and part-time enrollments in the final three years in professional degree programs; enrollments in other than the final three years of the curriculum; full-time enrollments of students studying for the Pharm.D. as…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, Doctoral Degrees, Enrollment Trends
Fingar, Thomas; Reed, Linda A. – 1981
A survey of 313 American colleges and universities thought to have accepted students and/or scholars from the People's Republic of China (PRC) was conducted in March 1981 by the U.S.-China Education Clearinghouse. Usable responses were received from 164 institutions. The responses indicated that a total of 3,467 PRC students and scholars were…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Faculty, College Students, English (Second Language)
Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1979
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Cooperative Validity Studies Project began in 1975 to fill the need for cooperation between graduate schools and testing agencies and for graduate level validity studies. More than 150 data sets from the 39 participating schools, representing over 19 fields of study, were analyzed. The data confirmed earlier…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, College Entrance Examinations, Departments
FARMER, MARTHA L. – 1967
THIS REFERENCE WORK ON PERSONNEL SERVICES IN EVENING COLLEGES INCLUDES PAPERS ON THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF EVENING COLLEGES, AND ON STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, ADMISSIONS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES, COUNSELING, PLACEMENT, TRAINING OF PERSONNEL WORKERS, SERVICE TO BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND LABOR, FINANCIAL AID, AND THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, Adults
Jenkins, Hugh M. – 1980
A report of a 1980 workshop on the relevance of U.S. education to students from developing countries is presented. Sponsors were the Agency for International Development (AID) and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. The 80 participants included representatives from AID, professionals from the academic sector and community service…
Descriptors: College Students, Developing Nations, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Jameson, Gloria – 1974
This paper describes the use of literature in an English as a second language course, and the response of foreign students to such a procedure. The responses of 113 students from 20 different countries, speaking twenty-four languages, were compared with those of thirty-five American students having English as their first language. The course…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Evaluation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
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