
ERIC Number: ED407847
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 3
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Art English.
Preece, Robert
ESP News, v3 n1 p1,10 Spr 1994
Art English is a combination of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)/English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) and art content. As a new instructional area, it faces several challenges: as with all English for Special Purposes (ESP), exchange of information among programs; development of a suitable combination of art content and ESL, due to lack of textbooks; and lack of a curriculum model due to the unique demands of art curriculum and student needs. For the art student, course work includes both art studio and liberal arts requirements. Unlike many other disciplines, art classes may not require high English proficiency. Art English at the Temple University (Pennsylvania) Intensive English Language Program is a pre-course for an undergraduate arts requirement. The 7-week course has four components: (1) an art language/binder workshop in which students develop facility in talking about art and write 30 essays; (2) lecture listening and notetaking activities with sections on the materials of painting, sculpture, and architecture; (3) critical reading activities in Renaissance art; and (4) a study tour of art and architecture in the Philadelphia region. Such courses allow art schools to enroll foreign students in greater numbers and create a more dynamic international environment for art education and discussion. (MSE)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Materials, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Educational Needs, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Lecture Method, Museums, Notetaking, Reading Assignments, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
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