A study was conducted at North Carolina State University in the Spring of 1975 to investigate the relationship between residence hall proximity to foreign students and the following variables for American students: international attitudes, international activities, and interaction with foreign students. Of the 508 American students who…

Children of foreign workers in Germany have a language problem differing from that of German children studying (e.g.) English. With the goal of integrating the foreign children into German life, teachers with certain qualities and skills are needed. An appropriate teachers' training course is described. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This paper examines factors influencing the number of minority students enrolling in library schools during the last 10 years. Undergraduate and graduate minority education, the presence of foreign students, and the issues of professionalism, recruiting and admissions, financial aid, affirmative action, curriculum content, and continuing education…

The validity of the Test of English as a Foreign Language was examined in relation to prediction of success of fifty Asian students in engineering, chemistry, or mathematics. The test was significantly correlated with grade point average. (Author/JKS)

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A survey of foreign students attending American colleges indicated that they favor taking noncompulsory American government courses; they would prefer a more comparative approach including topics such as foreign policy; and they have difficulty with reading and writing assignments because many of them are science majors. (AV)

The author relates the difficulties and eventual failure of a group of Vietnamese refugees to adapt to American culture. (JD)

A description of the program offered at the School of Library Science at Case Western Reserve University is offered. The main orientation is towards the transfer of knowledge and know-how in information science to the needs of development and towards the policies for information in developing countries. (Author/AP)

Examined alienation of international students from university life among 600 international students. Found that alienation could be predicted on the basis of social contact, graduate status, and geographical home region. Results suggest that international students at high risk for alienation are non-European undergraduates who spend little time…

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)