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Institute of International Education, New York, NY. – 1986
Developments in international education in Asia during 1985 are considered in three essays presented in the Biennial International Education Seminars conducted by the Institute of International Education. Countries covered by the essays and the authors are: China, Hong Kong, and Thailand (Jay Henderson); Macau (Josef Silny and Jay Henderson); and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Bousquet, Gilles – 1987
New awareness of the need for foreign language proficiency and cultural understanding in international business means that closer links between language departments and business schools must be forged. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has established a foreign business internship program co-sponsored by the language department, business school,…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Course Content
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Hearings on international student exchanges are presented. Information is presented on the countries of origin of foreign students in the United States and the fields they tend to study. It is noted that only 2.2 percent of foreign students studying in the United States are provided scholarships by the U.S. Government; the vast majority are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Federal Government, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Renner, Richard; Rothman, Louise – 1982
Reactions of 10 University of Florida faculty members to a proposed certificate program for international service and career development, as well as descriptive information on the program, are presented. The program covers the following areas: foreign dimensions of international careers; living and working abroad as an American citizen; employment…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Programs, Educational Certificates, Employment Opportunities
Peterson, Nancy A. – 1976
Many University of Minnesota students enrich their campus-based academic programs with study and travel overseas. They may participate in a variety of formal study-abroad programs sponsored by the university or available to students through cooperative arrangements with other institutions; or, as growing numbers of students are doing, they may…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, Educational Programs, Extension Education
Shannon, William G.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this monograph is to review the state of the art and to supply a framework for the further investigation and development of cooperative arrangements for international programming between senior institutions and community colleges. The first chapter, "The Growing National Interest in International Understanding," reviews…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Legislation
Slavin, Gerald M., Ed.; Colahan, Clark A., Ed. – Occasional Papers Series in International Education, 1981
Perspectives concerning the overall process of providing international education are considered in three articles. In "The Development of an International Commitment: A Case Study," Earl L. Backman describes the successful implementation of an international program at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The Program for…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Students
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1982
A manual of U.S. immigration law and regulations pertaining to foreign students and scholars is presented to assist foreign student advisers. Overall topics include nonimmigrant status, student (F) status, exchange visitor (J) status, temporary worker or trainee (H) status, other nonimmigrant classes, and immigrant status. Specific areas include:…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Counseling, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
KNOLL, SAMSON B. – 1967
COMMUNICATION, THE GOAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING, CANNOT BE ACHIEVED MERELY BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS, FOR THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF COMMUNICATION. LANGUAGE CONSISTS OF SPEECH PATTERNS WHICH CAN BE LEARNED THROUGH PATTERN DRILLS, BUT BECAUSE LANGUAGE CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM ITS CULTURE, THE DRILLS MUST BE DRAWN FROM THE…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
Macro Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1979
Deficiencies in the education of United States students transferring from foreign medical schools to United States medical schools and the success of programs devised to remedy or reduce these deficiencies were studied. The background to the study and its objectives are considered, and case studies are presented that provide detailed information…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, Course Descriptions, Federal Programs
Emplaincourt, Marilyn, Ed.; Bush, Walker, Ed. – 1979
After an overview of the status of international education in the United States, five program descriptions of consortia arrangements for international education programs that are carried out by member institutions of the Council for International Leadership are presented. Most include sponsorship or coordination of some type of study-abroad…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Abrams, Irwin; Heller, Francis H. – 1978
The evaluation of overseas educational programs for U.S. students by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is discussed. The history of the CIEE is reviewed from its beginnings in 1947 when its members were national programming agencies concerned with making travel arrangements for summer programs. As the CIEE grew in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Exchange Programs
Leamon, M. Phillip – Proceedings: Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign Language, 1967
A brief description of the purposes of the University's honors program of intensive language study abroad for high school students is given here. Capsule descriptions of the participating student, cooperating high schools, 8-week study sessions, and types of financial assistance are also included. (AR)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College School Cooperation, High Schools, Honors Curriculum
Frey, James S.; Fisher, Stephen H. – 1976
Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of students from Israel in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discusses the educational system of Israel. Following a summary of the organization of education in Israel, information is provided on kindergarten and primary education, secondary education, the Bagrut…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Education, Directories
Hammerly, Hector, Ed. – 1974
The papers included in this volume cover a variety of topics of interest to the language teacher, specifically TESOL, teacher training, curriculum planning, individualized programs, the teaching of culture, teaching techniques, study abroad programs, and programmed learning. Twenty-seven of the 32 papers in the volume are included here. The…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Culture
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