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Dlaska, A. – System, 1999
Based on a language-needs analysis for students in a German for engineering course, this article argues that teaching languages for special purposes needs to consider the subject-specific needs of specialists in a given field. It proposes that LSP courses need to be skill oriented and learner centered and should emphasize the role of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Engineering Education, German, Independent Study

White, Cynthia – System, 1995
Examines results from a comparative study of the strategies of distance and classroom foreign language learners (French, German, Japanese, and Chinese) enrolled in a dual-mode institution. Data on strategy use was collected through a questionnaire and the yoked subject technique. Results indicate that mode of study is the predominant influence on…
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Distance Education