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Download full textAshley Starford; Ivona Ravlikj – TESOL in Context, 2024
This paper examines the efficacy of academic support interventions provided by the Swinburne College Student Hub for international students enrolled in the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) or English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). Interventions for PQP students encompass plagiarism checking, paraphrasing,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedSkeldon, Phil; Swales, John – ELT Journal, 1983
Scheduling problems in service English courses are discussed and an attempt to circumvent them with intensive weekend courses is described. Problems and principles of material preparation are discussed, with illustrations. Further experimentation with time block teaching in the context of ESL instruction is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Organization, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Read, David – 1988
The 5-week French Business Language and Environment Program at the Nantes Graduate School of Business is intended for overseas students of any country with at least a good intermediate level of general French language proficiency, or for language faculty wishing to acquire French business language and concepts and gain exposure to the case method…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
Data on foreign student characteristics, numerical distribution by state, and percentage distribution by continent of origin are presented. Data from the 101 institutions with over 1,000 foreign students are summarized, with enrollment numbers and percentages, and the 59 countries with over 1,000 students in the United States are listed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment Rate, Females
Tarnopolsky, Oleg B. – 1996
An intensive course in English for business communication, offered at an institute for graduate-level teacher training in Ukraine, is described. An introductory section examines the need for and approaches to English-as-a-Second-Language teaching in Ukraine. The course consists of two main parts: a 14-week intensive general English class, titled…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Course Descriptions
Vann, Roberta J. – 1987
The development of a comprehension-based graduate-level intensive course and instructional materials in English for Special Purposes is described. The 2-week course and materials were designed for visiting Latin American faculty members in agricultural education. Course goals were to improve participants' academic English proficiency, to prepare…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Agricultural Education, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Sakakibara, Yoshitaka – 1988
The University of South Carolina added the Japanese specialization to its Master of International Business Studies (MIBS) program in 1982. The small group of students in the 3-year specialization are chosen competitively from a large applicant pool. While no Japanese language knowledge is required for entry to the program, many students have some…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries
