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Almeras, Philippe – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Describes a newly-created center for intensive instruction in French located at the Chateau-Manoir de Fauguernon, Normandy, France. (RL) *e Modern Languages
Descriptors: College Language Programs, French, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedFrank, Ted E. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1973
Describes an intensive German course developed at the University of Texas at Arlington. (RS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, German, Instructional Innovation, Intensive Language Courses
Peer reviewedCohen, Andrew D. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Reports on the Culver City, California, Spanish Immersion Program, modeled after the St. Lambert, Montreal, Canada bilingual education program. (RL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
Hawkins, E. W. – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1975
A dozen articles in this inset deal with different aspects of an approach to language teaching just now attracting increasing interest. (Editor)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedKalivoda, Theodore B. – Hispania, 1975
This paper discusses problems of intensive language instruction and suggests improvements. Discussed are daily contact time, class duration and size, student selection and program structure. (CK)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Rothmund, Alfons – Fremdsprachliche Unterricht, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, French, German, Intensive Language Courses
SCHENKER, ALEXANDER M. – 1966
BASED ON A MODERN LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF THE POLISH LANGUAGE, THIS TWO-VOLUME TEXT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A ONE-YEAR INTENSIVE COURSE. VOLUME I INCLUDES 25 LESSONS, EACH DIVIDED INTO--SENTENCES (DIALOGS), GRAMMAR, EXERCISES, AND VOCABULARY LISTS. THE INTRODUCTION PRESENTS A BRIEF CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF POLISH AND RUSSIAN, AND THERE IS INCLUDED A…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Instructional Materials, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
Download full textTsuboi, Chuji – 1969
While "good" English is desirable in developing skill in the language as an international tool of communication, phonetic and grammatical perfection are not of prime importance. (The author observes that many Japanese are so conscious of rules that they are reluctant to speak in English.) The speaker must have, first of all, an…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Instructional Innovation, Intensive Language Courses
Price, Jo-Ann – New York Times, 1978
Describes the techniques used by Dr. John A. Rassias, professor of romance languages and literature at Dartmouth College, in teaching intensive foreign language courses. (RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedChu, Wen-djang; And Others – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1972
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, November 27, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. (DS)
Descriptors: Chinese, Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Intensive Language Courses
Peer reviewedRichardson, Horst F. – Modern Language Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Flexible Scheduling, German, Intensive Language Courses
Preisendoerfer, Hans – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1974
This essay presents a model for an intensive course in French designed for pupils of approximately age 16. The student devotes himself for two periods of 14 days each, morning and afternoon, exclusively to learning the foreign language. Each intensive phase is followed by half a school year of a language training phase. (Text is in German.)…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, French, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
SMITH, GEORGE E. – 1962
SINCE THE STRENGTH OF THE PEACE CORPS EFFORT DEPENDS ON THE VOLUNTEERS' ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN THE HOST COUNTRY, INTENSIVE LANGUAGE COURSES, PATTERNED AFTER THOSE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AND FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTES, OCCUPY 30 TO 40 PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE 8-TO 10-WEEK PRELIMINARY TRAINING PERIOD. BASED ON GENERAL PEACE…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Audiolingual Methods, Federal Programs, Intensive Language Courses
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1966
The format of the first volume in this five-volume accelerated course in Romanian consists of (1) a dialog , which introduces new structures and vocabulary, (2) a dialog translation, (3) grammar drills, (4) a reading, (5) comprehension questions and answers based on the reading, and (6) a vocabulary listing for the lesson. Later volumes include…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Cultural Context, Glossaries, Instructional Materials
Denig, Friedrich – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1973
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction
