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Peer reviewedShumway, Nicolas – ADFL Bulletin, 1990
It is noted that language teaching in literature departments in many colleges and universities does not confer the same benefits or offer the same rewards as teaching literature. The problems this imbalance creates in academic rigor and continuity and the questions addressing why this is imbalance exists are discussed. (GLR)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedStewart, Joan Hinde – ADFL Bulletin, 1989
Incorporation of women's and feminist issues into foreign language programs has been limited mostly to literature, and not language, courses. Reconsideration of this traditional boundary must seek a greater balance in including women's issues in both foreign language literature and foreign language teaching and examination. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedVines, Lois – ADFL Bulletin, 1989
Describes Ohio University's course sequence designed to teach French and Spanish, through the use of print and broadcast media, to students majoring in journalism and other communication areas. Course development, funding, resources, speakers, and promotion are detailed. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, French, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMullen, Edward J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1992
Explores the role of foreign language programs in higher education and attempts to define, encourage, and incorporate elements of multiculturalism in the entire college curriculum, emphasizing the unique position and inherent cultural diversity of foreign language departments. (23 references) (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMarriot, Helen – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1991
Explores issues relating to the formulation of policy for summer programs for language learning, describing one university's experience with student demand, student motivation and progress, course timing and structure, academic staffing, administrative organization, student and staff evaluation, and funding. (three references) (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMcConeghy, Patrick M. – ADFL Bulletin, 1992
Argues for the viability of international education as the primary guiding principle for foreign language education, pointing out how foreign language programs can teach about language, history, values, and beliefs of other national groups and foster more effective interactions in political, cultural, economic, and global realms. (15 references)…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Global Approach
Peer reviewedThomas, Jacinta – TESOL Journal, 1993
Stories are recounted about students enrolled in an intermediate level intensive English program at a university. The stories show how classroom pedagogy can transform students' negative perceptions about their abilities and result in their empowerment as writers. (Contains six references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedAllen, Wendy; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1992
Describes projects using an Applied Foreign Language Component approach to incorporate foreign language study and enrichment in multidisciplinary studies, including practical guidelines for implementing such programs, forming faculty alliances, modifying courses, recruiting students, and expanding library holdings. (10 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi – ADFL Bulletin, 1990
Explores the relationship between foreign language and international studies, focusing on the resulting closer connection between language, content, and context in foreign language departments and courses; cross-cultural components, traditional foreign language instruction, and courses emphasizing cultural awareness. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
O'Donnell, Teresa D. – ESL Magazine, 2001
Focuses on the accreditation of English language programs and institutions that serve non-native speakers of English, highlighting the role of the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). Examines why CEA accreditation is important, what it entails, and why program's seek it. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedFukushima, Tatsuya – Foreign Language Annals, 2002
Discusses a technology-based project as a requirement for a traditional intermediate Japanese course at the University of Arkansas in which students worked in a small group to produce the university's promotional video in the target language, thus enhancing their Japanese language skills and promoting the program to the public. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Japanese, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedKern, Richard – ADFL Bulletin, 2002
Focuses on literacy as a way of creating and interpreting meaning through texts that are taught within the larger framework of communicative-based language learning. Notes that literacy involves critical reflection on the relations of text and context, and offers seven principles that apply literacy to teaching and span the gap between the…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education, Literacy
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A. – ADFL Bulletin, 2002
Calls on foreign language departments to take a closer look at a long-standing component of their curriculum: culture. The discussion focuses on language and culture, teaching foreign cultures, and foreign cultures, transnationality, and globalization. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Departments
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A. – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Discusses opinions toward foreign language (FL) departments on the college campus. Points out that while there is support for the learning of foreign languages, questions arise about whether knowing a language other than English is necessary, even in the climate of globalization and internationalization. Outlines steps for achieving excellence in…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Higher Education, Public Opinion
