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Download full textBrod, Richard I. – 1985
Data from a national survey of colleges and universities with foreign language programs revealed an increase of 4.5% in total foreign language registrations between 1980 and 1983, the first general increase noted since 1968. Registrations increased by over 10% in Chinese, Italian, Japanese, and Russian. French, Spanish, German, and the aggregate…
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Rate
Freedman, Albert I. – 1979
A field-responsive academic development program, the Hartford Higher Education Hispanic Project, was implemented to facilitate access to and continuation in three Hartford colleges by Hispanic students. It finances a Learning Skills/Resource Center housed at the University of Hartford and educational/guidance supportive services and activities at…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Planning, College Students, Educational Counseling
Freudenstein, R., Ed. – 1978
Essays that consider the way that women are portrayed in foreign language textbooks are presented. The selected essays were submitted to a competition sponsored by the Federation Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes, which requested that language teachers assess such concerns as: (1) whether women were described in a stereotyped way;…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Family Life
Zanoni, Candido – 1980
The specially funded program described in this report was implemented at the University of Minnesota's General College in Fall 1979 to promote the academic improvement and long-range retention of high-risk Black, Hispanic, and Native American students. After introductory material discussing the process involved in securing program funds from the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basic Skills, Black Students, College Freshmen
PDF pending restorationde Ortego y Gasca, Felipe – 1979
Significant changes are needed in the education of Chicano children, changes that range from the earliest Head Start levels through the college years. American schools reflect the dominant Anglo-American culture and so retain the societal status quo. By perpetuating Anglocentrism, schools have trampled on the cultural and linguistic dignity of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, College Role, Culture Conflict
Eddy, Peter A., Comp. – 1975
This bibliography was prepared for foreign language teacher trainers and curriculum specialists for use in preservice and inservice instruction. The audiovisual materials cited here have been compiled from an extensive search of AV center catalogues and periodicals in which such materials are advertised. The listings have been grouped into four…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Documentaries
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of International and Bilingual Education. – 1974
Bilingual legislation in Texas requires that the Texas Education Agency provide for Bilingual Education Teacher Training Institutes. This manual was developed to serve as a guide for the implementation of such institutes throughout the state. Each institute meets six hours a day for five days. A detailed outline is given in this manuel for each of…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. – 1968
This report summarizes a study published in 1967 by Harvard University which assessed foreign language proficiency of U.S. college seniors majoring in French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Russian. The measures used were the following: the MLA Foreign Language Proficiency Tests (Form A): Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing; the Modern…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiolingual Skills, College Language Programs, College Students
Banya, Kingsley; Cheng, Maria H. – 1997
This study investigated: (1) the causes and effects of Chinese students' beliefs about foreign language learning; (2) mismatches between teachers' and students' beliefs; and (3) how teachers' and students' beliefs compare across cultures. Subjects were 23 Chinese and English teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and 224 EFL university…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Beliefs, College Faculty
Slavin, Robert E., Ed.; Calderon, Margarita, Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers presents the current state of research on effective instructional programs for Hispanic American students. The 10 chapters are: (1) "Effective Programs for Latino Students in Elementary and Middle Schools" (Olatokunbo S. Fashola, Robert E. Slavin, Margarita Calderon, and Richard Duran); (2) "Effective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Curriculum, Diversity (Student)
Temps d'Educacio, 1989
Each of the 12 issues of this Catalan-language journal offers book reviews and articles on general issues in education. Some issues contain a Spanish-language translation of the Catalan articles; issues 3 and later contain only Spanish-, English- and French-language abstracts of included articles with keyword references. Number 1 (1st. semester…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Aesthetic Values, Childrens Literature, Computer Assisted Instruction
Byrne, John Stephen – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
A study investigated the instructional effectiveness of Autotutor, an interactive video program developed at Trinity College (Ireland), based on its ability to create an environment promoting learner interaction in a second language. Six students in three monolingual pairs (Japanese, Korean, Spanish) were filmed and recorded using the business…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Communication, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Sell, John W.; And Others – 1991
A program at the College of Wooster (Ohio) in commercial language and international business is described. The program was undertaken with private funds and within the context of a traditional liberal arts college. It has three main curricular goals: (1) additional training of language instructors for language courses that would include the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs
Carpenter, Mark, Ed.; Armstrong, Scott Collins, Ed.; Bao, Charlene, Ed.; Coberly, David, Ed.; Wells, Terri, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
The collection of articles on second language teaching and learning includes: "Cross-Cultural Discourse Pragmatics: Speaking about Hearsay in English and Japanese" (Nobuko Trent); "An Investigation of Student Opinions and Educational Experiences in Spanish for the Heritage Speakers at Arizona State University and the University of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations, Contrastive Linguistics
Sharma, Shobha; Escalona, Margaret Boyter – 1996
This curriculum guide was developed as part of the Worker Education Program for workers in the garment industry. The program was jointly developed by the workers, their employer, their union, and Northeastern Illinois University. It contains the materials required to teach a course to help Spanish-speaking individuals pass the General Educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
