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Download full textShapiro, Lawrence Avrom – 1995
The status of English language education in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) in the era of Doi Moi, or economic structuring that began in 1986, is analyzed. Background information is given on the history of English language training in Vietnam since 1975, the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City, the emergence of Doi Moi policy, policy concerning licensing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Educational History, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedAplin, Richard – Educational Studies, 1991
Analyzes answers to a questionnaire given to British secondary school children who had opted out of foreign language study. Identifies reasons why the students chose not to continue language study. Concludes that enjoyment of the subject and opportunities for contact with the country of the target language are factors motivating students to…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, Language Enrollment
PDF pending restorationKuntz, Patricia S. – 1996
A study examined beliefs about language learning held by students of Arabic and Swahili in six African studies programs. A survey administered to 134 students gathered demographic information and student attitudes about 47 statements concerning language learning strategies, ability, usefulness, and skill difficulty, multilingualism, and reasons…
Descriptors: African Studies, Age Differences, Arabic, College Students
Willard, George R. – 1997
A study was undertaken to gather data on declines in foreign language enrollment at Union County College (UCC) and other New Jersey two-year colleges and to identify means by which foreign language offerings might be enhanced. Surveys were sent to the 18 New Jersey two-year colleges besides UCC, requesting information on enrollments between 1994…
Descriptors: Black Students, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Distance Education
Moore, Sarah Jane; And Others – 1992
A study investigated results of the 1982 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation initiative to expand teaching of Chinese in high schools. The approach taken was to examine the entire range of elements in the Dodge initiative at 55 schools where projects were funded, drawing from questionnaires, site visits, and interviews. Additional, different…
Descriptors: Chinese, Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, High Schools
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. – 1990
This report examines the status of Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) programs in Massachusetts in 1989. Forty-seven of the 50 school districts operating TBE programs responded to a request for statistical data concerning the following major program areas: (1) student enrollment; (2) former TBE students; (3) TBE students who dropped out; (4)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment Trends
Zeit, Alois – 1984
A redesign of the basic foreign language courses at the University of Michigan--Flint, stimulated by a need for improved enrollment and retention and for more language majors, had the result of improving faculty cooperation and teaching. Before the curriculum development effort, the program reflected individual faculty preferences and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Cooperation, Coordination
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
A review of Government support of foreign language and area studies programs in institutions of higher education investigated funding, administration, and need. Since 1968, overall enrollments in the study of modern foreign languages have fallen, but enrollments in the "needed" languages, those supported by Title VI of the National…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
EATON, ESTHER M. – 1963
AN INTERIM SURVEY DESIGNED TO SUPPLY STATISTICAL DATA TO ANYONE INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND EVALUATING FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS BY PERCENT OF HIGH SCHOOL POPULATION, BY LANGUAGES, AND BY LANGUAGE LEVELS ARE TABULATED. FOREIGN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS ARE LISTED ACCORDING TO THE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Consultants, Curriculum Guides, Enrollment Rate
Theuma, Jean R. – 1968
Rationale and facilities of the University of Hawaii's language laboratories are examined. The two-fold summary defines present (Fall 1968) and future (Fall 1969) needs, physical facilities, expected language enrollments, schedules, staff, services, research, experimentation, and planning. Also treated is the financial aspect of laboratory…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Dial Access Information Systems, Facilities, Graphs
Kant, Julia Gibson; And Others – 1969
This study of college language registration and student contact hours presents data for all foreign languages taught in colleges and universities. The body of the report consists of 24 tables, in which the data are summarized, and a directory of the 2,149 institutions that reported registrations in one or more foreign languages. It is the first in…
Descriptors: Colleges, French, German, Italian
Schulz, Renate A. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
Discusses reasons for enrollment growth at institutions of higher learning, including instructional quality, departmental diversification, instructional innovation, and publicity and recruitment. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Trends, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedCarey, Stephen – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
The increase in immersion program enrollments shows a need for French-instructed postsecondary programs, especially in education and the social sciences. The expansion of quality postsecondary programs will reduce the decline in secondary immersion enrollment. Current world economic and political realignment will also increase the demand for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Needs, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries
Brecht, Richard D.; Rivers, William P. – 1997
The years since the fall of the Soviet Union have seen dramatic changes in international relations, global economics, global communications, population migration, and international organized crime. A survey of language needs in the federal government identified 43 countries of primary importance, 19 of secondary importance, and 30 languages…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedHunter, H. Baird; Barr-Harrison, Pat – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Multilevel foreign language classes are viewed as a challenge that can be met by a careful consideration of wise materials and equipment selection, group dynamics, individualized instruction, and curricular reorganization. (JB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
