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Ensuring Program Success during Difficult Times: A Descriptive Case Study and Actionable Recommendations
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Sabine H. Smith – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2025
Challenges to German Studies in the United States have been well documented and include questions of disciplinary mission and program viability. Existential threats stem from declining enrollments and increasing demands on faculty to sustain programs that require expanded expertise, opportunities, and networks. Calls for disciplinary…
Descriptors: German, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
A Flexible Foreign Language Curriculum for Departmental Growth and Program Excellence: A Report from an Exemplary Program.
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Harper, Jane – 1984
The Northeast Campus of Tarrant County Junior College (TX) experienced a foreign language enrollment increase of 196% between 1973 and 1983, compared to a collegewide enrollment increase of only 91%. The program's success is due largely to the number and variety of curricular offerings. In addition to a 6-course sequence of 3- and 4-hour courses…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality, Elective Courses
Research in Core French: A Bibliographic Review.
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Foley, Kathryn Shred; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
An overview of empirical research conducted in Canada's core French language programs addresses eight major areas: (1) program characteristics and outcomes, (2) program supplements, (3) student characteristics, (4) enrollment influences, (5) teacher characteristics, (6) public opinion, (7) program implementation and administration, and (8)…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Enrollment Influences, Foreign Countries, French
Passing the Torch: Strategies for Innovation in Community College ESL
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Chisman, Forrest P.; Crandall, JoAnn – Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
This document is the result of two years of intensive, dedicated work by a remarkable team of nearly two dozen researchers. It takes the first steps on a long overdue journey to fully understanding the realities and promise of ESL program service in community colleges across the nation. The report offers an in-depth look into several community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Educational Innovation
Second Language and International Studies: Policy Study and Recommendations.
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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
This study of the importance of second language and international studies in Illinois in relation to the interests of the state covers the following topics: the importance of second language and international studies, characteristics of effective programs in second language and international studies, the status of those studies in Illinois, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Language K-12. Program Evaluation 1991-92.
Wadden, Jerry M. – 1992
The Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools foreign language program for K-12 is described and evaluated. The evaluation report focuses on six areas, including: (1) school district mission and philosophy of foreign language instruction; (2) context (state policies and standards, foreign language program overview and enrollment, fiber-optic communication…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Chinese, Curriculum Development