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Download full textAbrate, Jayne – 1986
Drury College (Missouri) has developed a commercial French course that is practical, situation-oriented, and provides instruction in correspondence and translation. The course is considered part of the cultural segment of the French program. It enrolls majors in business, French, and a variety of other disciplines, and emphasizes contextual…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Education
Phelps-Stokes Fund, New York, NY. – 1982
A federally-funded program of English as a Second Language training and counseling services to encourage assimilation of Haitian immigrants in Florida is described. The unique needs and characteristics of the population served and the varied communities affected are discussed, and the five cooperating institutions (four colleges and one Catholic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Counseling Services
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Coll. of Liberal Arts. – 1986
This guide to Spanish language proficiency standards is intended to aid the University of Minnesota's staff in developing curricula and tests for the university's language courses, and to help foreign language teachers outside the university understand the university's language programs. The standards are geared toward the language skills expected…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Second Language Programs, Educational Equipment, Graduation Requirements
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Coll. of Liberal Arts. – 1986
This guide to French language proficiency standards is intended to aid the University of Minnesota's staff in developing curricula and tests for the university's language courses, and to help foreign language teachers outside the university understand the university's language programs. The standards are geared toward the language skills expected…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Second Language Programs, Educational Equipment, French
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Coll. of Liberal Arts. – 1986
This guide to German language proficiency standards is intended to aid the University of Minnesota's staff in developing curricula and tests for the university's language courses, and to help foreign language teachers outside the university understand the university's language programs. The standards are geared toward the language skills expected…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Second Language Programs, Educational Equipment, German
Gosak, Alice – 1988
In 1988, a longitudinal study was conducted of 1,000 students entering San Jose City College's (SJCC) English as a Second Language (ESL) Program between fall 1982 and spring 1987. Data for the study were collected from randomly selected student information profiles completed by students during ESL placement testing and from student academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)
Smith, Marina V. – 1986
A conference workshop for foreign language teachers on improving articulation between high schools and colleges, and the efforts resulting from the articulation in one district, are described by a participant from a community college. The session brought together 30 teachers committed to taking responsibility for colleague cooperation in their…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
Little, D. G.; Grant, A. J. – 1986
A self-instructional program in German for undergraduate students of engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, was developed based on a questionnaire of student needs, language experience, and preferred instructional methods. The course design and instructional materials for the program emphasized oral/aural skills; moreover, counseling and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Second Language Programs, Counseling Services, Engineering Education
Al-Khanji, Rajai – 1987
The Strategic Interaction method has been found to be effective in developing oral skills among students in an intensive English language program at the University of Jordan, and holds promise for language instruction in other contexts. The method, which is predominantly communicative in nature, stresses language use and interaction in discourse…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Gerlach, U. Henry, Ed. – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
The papers in this issue of "Studies in Language Learning" deal with various aspects of the recommendations of the "Report of the President's Commission on Foreign Languages and International Studies." They discuss how these recommendations could be made specific in schools, colleges, and among the citizenry. The following…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Training, Dramatics, French
Voght, Geoffrey M., Ed. – 1984
Part I of the proceedings includes seven presentations. They are: "International Language Evaluation and Professional Points of View" (M. Jacques Cartier); "Foreign Languages and International Businesses in Colorado: A Report and Assessment" (Alain W. D. Ranwez and Donald Schmidt); "The Use of Foreign Languages in International Banking: A Survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Banking, College Second Language Programs, Counselor Attitudes
Passage, 1985
This inaugural issue of the journal concerning education programs for refugees in the United States contains 20 articles dealing with teaching English as a second language (ESL) and cultural orientation. They include "The IESL/CO/PET Program" (Anne Morgan); "Studying Refugees' Languages: A New Approach in Staff Development"…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Techniques, Community Services, Cultural Education
Hargett, Gary R.; Olswang, Steven G. – American Language Journal, 1984
An administrative policy adopted at the University of Washington providing an alternative to relying entirely on English language proficiency tests for determining foreign students' ability to succeed in an academic program is described. Issues from which this program evolved are discussed and the related literature is reviewed. The issues include…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, College Second Language Programs, College Students
Snyder, Barbara, Ed. – 1982
The first issue of the Yearbook of the Ohio Modern Language Teachers Association presents the following articles and features: (1) "PR and the Language Program," by Nancy Humbach; (2) "Creative Play in Language Learning," by Carolann DeSelms; (3) "Foreign Language Projects for the Gifted Student," by Carol L. McKay and Martin D. McKay; (4) "A…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Bhatia, Tej K. – 1979
This paper brings out the structure and salient features of the Computer-Based Hindi Teaching (CBHT) course, which is being developed at the University of Illinois. The following topics are treated specifically: (1) areas of the Hindi Language course that can be efficiently and economically taught with computer-based pedagogy; (2) a demonstration…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
