A survey focusing on both French and French-Canadian culture, and on the availability of French civilization courses to non-Francophone students at Canadian universities, was used to gather information about course content, goals, activities, evaluation, materials, language use, and faculty desire for a network for idea-sharing. (MSE)

An overview is given of a study that examined the place of linguistics in undergraduate curricula in the United States and Canada, the nature and structure of the curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in linguistics, and the population served by the curriculum. The overview describes the project and its major activities (data collection and…

A directory of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in linguistics in the United States and Canada contains major and minor requirements and brief course descriptions for 127 institutions. Program emphases and specializations are noted. (MSE)

An analysis of the status of undergraduate linguistics programs in the United States and Canada includes information about 165 U.S. and 18 Canadian institutions. It presents: alphabetic and state-by-state listings of the institutions offering linguistics education, including the recent history of their participation in the Linguistic Society of…

A survey of North American schools of pharmacy to obtain information on the structure, methodology, and quantity of clinical instruction in B.S. pharmacy curricula is discussed. Canadian-U.S. differences included extent of reliance on the university hospital, variety of nonhospital clerkship sites, and types of required clerkship activities.…

Between October 1982 and May 1983, a survey was conducted to study educational practices across Canada with regard to the general education component of community college programs and to ascertain the opinions of faculty and administrators about what these practices should be. By means of a questionnaire mailed to a stratified cluster sample of…

The status of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in Canada's community colleges is assessed in this report. Following an introduction to the concerns of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) with regard to ESL education, results are presented from a nationwide survey focusing on ESL programs, students, and teachers;…

The 1981 edition of this annual inventory contains descriptions of about 350 research, innovative, and experimental projects concerned with postsecondary education in Canada that are in progress or have been completed during 1980. They represent work of researchers in universities, community colleges, educational organizations, and government…

Structures of first-year French courses in Canada are similar except for contact hours. Enrollment is generally increasing, despite staff funding problems. Textbook choices change slowly, and eclectic methodology predominates. Institutional enrollments, trends, class hours, and course types are charted, and a list of textbooks is included. (MSE)

A survey of 67 Canadian university vice presidents and 66 deans concerning reform in recent years found that the many changes reported were modest and reactive rather than bold and proactive. Most common changes involved strategic planning, retrenchment, curriculum expansion, response to enrollment changes, administrative restructuring, and more…

A study examines the place of linguistics in undergraduate curricula in the United States and Canada, the nature and structure of the curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in linguistics, and the population served by the curriculum. The final report consists of an overview of the study, including the forms used for the survey; a directory of…

Most faculty, administrators, as well as public and private sector leaders, name the curriculum as the most important feature of any internationalization strategy. To internationalize the undergraduate curriculum, however, requires careful reexamination of the curricula, scrutinizing the "more of the same" thinking that sometimes…