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Peer reviewedCanagarajah, A. Suresh – College Composition and Communication, 1997
Explores the culture of a summer writing course (at the University of Texas) for first-year ethnic minority students that is designed to help induct them gradually into the academic culture and improve retention rate. Observes and records behavior and discourses of the class's African American students. Focuses on learning strategies displayed in…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Freshmen, Coping, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedAnderson, Lyle; Stein, Wayne – Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 1992
Describes the American Indians in Mathematics (AIM) project developed by Montana State University's Center for Native American Studies and Mathematics Department. The AIM summer program uses new technologies and teaching methods and focused mentoring to create learning communities in classrooms, schools, and reservations. Discusses AIM's…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Compensatory Education, Cultural Context, Higher Education
Hamilton, Candy – Winds of Change, 1996
In an effort to increase the number of Native American journalists, summer programs at the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin give Native American high school students hands-on, culturally relevant journalism experience. The Native American Journalists Association offers college scholarships in journalism for American…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, College Programs, Cultural Context
Download full textCotayo, Rosa Maria, Ed. – 1979
Papers are presented from the New Jersey Department of Higher Education Summer Institute. Focus is on sociolinguistic, anthropological, social psychological, pedagogical, and socio-political-economic considerations. Each analyzes particular factors that influence the form and quality of bilingual policy and instruction programs, and offers…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, College Programs
Beyer, Thomas R., Jr. – 1977
Recently several persons involved with language study in the U.S.S.R. have publicly voiced concerns on the value of summer programs for American students there. The proliferation of these programs in the last ten years calls for a reexamination of what students who study in the Soviet Union are expected to achieve. By examining the expectations of…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context
Voght, Geoffrey M., Comp. – 1986
Forty-five conference papers are presented in six sections: getting started in languages for special purposes (concerning teaching, curriculum development, finding, and resources); Spanish for business and the professions; French for business and the professions; other languages (English as a second language, German, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, and…
Descriptors: Arabic, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Cultural Context
