Asserts the need for global education in an increasingly interdependent world. Focuses on reasons colleges should be involved in internationalizing their curricula. Suggests several curricular modifications to make English as a Second Language courses more relevant to the future needs of students. (DMM)

Reports on an attempt to measure English as a Second Language (ESL) students' ability to apply reasoning in reading, using an experimental test based on Piaget's concrete operations. Suggests that the Test of English as a Second Language (TOEFL) reading comprehension subtest does not measure the ability to apply reasoning in reading; therefore,…

The Harkness fellowships bring young students from Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand for graduate study, research, professional experience, and travel in the United States. Many past fellows have gone on to positions of leadership in government, business, academe, and the arts in their countries. (MSE)

The origins, objectives, and activities of the International Committee for the Study of Educational Exchange, an agency that studies achievement, impacts, and characteristics of students in international educational exchange around the world, are outlined. (MSE)

East Germany's largest university has cooperative agreements and exchanges with six developing countries. The exchange activities include education and training of staff, delegation of university faculty to those countries, collaboration in research, advising, and exchange of experience. (MSE)

Statistics show that colleges and universities have become more dependent on foreign graduate students to teach courses. As a result, more institutions are demanding that graduate students pass tests to demonstrate their ability to speak English. (MLW)

Data include a ranking of the 76 institutions with the most foreign students, including the enrollment numbers and proportions; the distribution by field of study; the foreign countries the students come from; and the number of students in each state. (MSE)

Results of survey of 44 academic libraries indicate that: foreign students have problems in using library; instruction for foreign students should be offered as separate program; type of instruction and degree of coordination between library and other areas on campus differs markedly. Program idea sources and 18 references are included. (EJS)

Outlined is the use of two kinds of simulation (case study and role playing) for non-native teachers of French studying in France to develop as part of their foreign-study program as if it were to be used in their own country. (MSE)

A cost analysis of educating foreign students is discussed in the context of a need for improved policy regarding the flow of foreign students through American institutions. (MSE)

Summarizes research dealing with a number of topics, including the following: (1) political communication and voter volatility, (2) daily newspaper publishers' preferences on reporter decision making, (3) media use by foreign students, and (4) coverage of discrimination cases in the "New York Times." (FL)

This study was designed to determine whether Libyan nationals in the United States for more than four years express more "modern" attitudes toward the role of women in the workforce. Questionnaire responses from 100 Libyan students indicated no relationship between length of stay and attitudes. (BW)

This study investigated parenting beliefs and practices of Turkish students attending a university in a small U.S. town. Data sources included interviews with the parents, and observations of their children. Highlighting differences between the Turkish students and other Turkish migrants, the study found that the most commonly mentioned…

This directory targets users in Asia and the Pacific who seek further study or research opportunities in which English is the medium of learning. Information gathered form various sources is compiled in three parts: (1) a brief account of fellowships offered or administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization;…

A study examined students' perceptions of nonverbal cues as they affected the listening process during interviews with someone from a culture outside of the United States. Subjects were 129 American students in a senior level cross cultural communication course at a midwestern state university; they each interviewed an international person…