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Download full textPatricia Chow; Rajika Bhandari – Institute of International Education, 2010
"Open Doors" is a comprehensive information resource on the 690,923 international students in the United States in 2009/10 and on the 260,327 U.S. students who studied abroad for academic credit in 2008/09. The Institute of International Education (IIE), one of the largest and most experienced higher education exchange agencies in the…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, English (Second Language)
Direct linkCarr, Wendy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2009
This article examines why students participated in British Columbia's first intensive French (IF) program between 2004 and 2008 and what they achieved as a result, with a particular focus on the effect on the French and English language proficiency of English as additional language (EAL) students. Qualitative case studies found that students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 5, French
Brandle, Maximilian; Niedermuller, Elke – Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, 1994
The suggestopedic method of teaching, especially the Suggestive Accelerative Learning Technique (SALT), is explained in detail. Its use in a summer intensive language course is illustrated. The importance of removing impediments to the learning process is stressed. (SK)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Education, Intensive Language Courses, Suggestopedia
Hillyard, Lindsey; Reppen, Randi; Vasquez, Camilla – ELT Journal, 2007
This article describes the efforts of an intensive English programme to design a class that addressed the challenges of bringing authentic English into the curriculum. This class exposed students to a variety of authentic English language input, while providing support. Through this class, students volunteered with various community organizations.…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Community Organizations, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Kunai, Ikue; Ryan, Clarissa C. S. – California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 2007
Informed by theories about the use of pleasure-reading to develop students' overall English ability, this demonstration encouraged teachers to use manga (Japanese comics) in their classes. Manga and related comics from Korea, Taiwan, etc., are popular throughout the world for their emotionally-involving stories and high-quality art. Since these…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Cartoons, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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
Ammar, Ahlem – Language Teaching Research, 2008
The merits of recasts have been widely debated and investigated in and out of the language classroom. This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of recasts in comparison to prompts and no corrective feedback on francophone learners' acquisition of English third person possessive determiners. Sixty-four students from three intact intensive…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cues
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1966
This volume or the special 12-week course in German contains the German-English and English-German vocabulary to accompany the other volumes in the series. (AMH)
Descriptors: German, Intensive Language Courses, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Learning
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1974
This glossary contains all the words and idioms in the nine volumes of the elementary and intermediate phases of a basic course in German. In each entry the German word is listed first followed by the English word and the number of the lesson in which the word first appeared. (AMH)
Descriptors: German, Intensive Language Courses, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Learning
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1974
This glossary contains all the words and idioms in the nine volumes of the elementary and intermediate phases of a basic course in German. In each entry the English word is listed first followed by the German word and the number of the lesson in which the word first appeared. (AMH)
Descriptors: German, Intensive Language Courses, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Learning
Rajika Bhandari; Patricia Chow – Institute of International Education, 2009
Open Doors is the only long-standing, comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars in the United States and American students studying abroad for academic credit. Open Doors features graphic displays, data tables and policy-oriented analysis and is the essential resource for those concerned with U.S. international…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, English (Second Language)
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
Tsui, Amy B. M. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2007
This article explores teachers' identity formation through a narrative inquiry of the professional identity of an EFL teacher, Minfang, in the People's Republic of China. Drawing on Wenger's (1998) social theory of identity formation as a dual process of identification and negotiation of meanings, it examines the lived experience of Minfang as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Hong-Nam, Kyungsim; Leavell, Alexandra G. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2006
This study investigated the language learning strategy use of 55 ESL students with differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds enrolled in a college Intensive English Program (IEP). The IEP is a language learning institute for pre-admissions university ESL students, and is an important step in developing not only students' basic Interpersonal…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
Zhang, Lawrence Jun – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2008
The study explored English as a Second Language (ESL) learner development. In particular, it focused on investigating learners' understanding of reading and their willingness to be engaged in strategic reading in participatory classroom activities. It also examined possible effects of such pedagogy on reading performance. The context was a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), English (Second Language), Experimental Groups, Control Groups
