This article explains the relevance of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP) to language learning in higher education, especially as regards the definition of aims and learning outcomes and the promotion of students' capacity to manage their own learning. After…

The International Student Advisor Office (ISAO) provides a variety of services and activities aimed at assisting foreign students to adjust to their new environment. A portion of these activities and services is formalized in the Summer Orientation Program, which attempts to introduce students to life in the U.S. in general and the academic scene…

A description of three immersion programs: the Coquitlan late immersion study, a summer late immersion program for secondary school students and the summer Language Bursary Program for university students. The objectives, methodology, data and procedures for each study are described. The summer programs are yet to be evaluated. (AMH)

Planning, Programming Budgeting System (PPBS) is advocated for foreign language instruction as a means of helping schools set objectives, determine priorities, decide on a plan of action, measure the results, evaluate, and make future decisions. (Author/RM)

This paper outlines four existing policies for setting up language programs for immigrants: (1) total withdrawal; (2) absence of policy; (3) partial integration; and (4) total integration. The strengths and weaknesses of each approach are analyzed. (CFM)

The document is designed for the use by teachers of French immersion Kindergarten programs in Alberta. It aims at outlining the vision, elements, and goals of the program, explaining the role of a French immersion Kindergarten, and providing practical tools for the implementation of the program. Part 1 (Portraits) focuses on how to…

An evaluation of one school district's bilingual-bicultural program indicated, overall, that the Spanish-based students are receiving greater benefit than the English-based pupils. This might be remedied if more bilingual instruction were given. The program operates in two elementary schools, grades K-6; the report includes materials stating…

The report evaluates a Swiss bilingual education program in the City of Sierre/Siders in which 19 Francophone children aged 5-6 years received half their instruction in French and half in German over a period of a year. Participants were evaluated for their German language skill development in November, February, and June. Results indicate that…

Discusses views of former students of the faculty with respect to the Chinese language program at an Australian university, including their needs and expectations of the program, suggestions for improving the program and perceived successful features and views on how well the program prepares students for China-related business dealings and…

Instructional materials and procedures to be used by Spanish-speaking children learning English call for assessment strategies not normally employed. Assessment scores aid in the selection of students, in student placement, in identifying children in need of remediation, and in assessing student performance at the end of the program. Assessment…

Analyzes 15 ongoing foreign language program articulation projects that demonstrate what can be accomplished toward establishing coherent sequences, goals, and assessments. (51 references) (CK)

How do the expectations for bilingual educational programs of legislators, educators, parents, students and ethnic leaders match one another? What expectations are implicit in the actual practice of schools, of homes, of evaluators? How does all this fit in with what we understand about the best way for children to learn a language? This paper…

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Academic Volunteer and Mentor Program at Giano Intermediate School in California. It presents program goals and objectives, and evaluation findings and conclusions. Mathematics and reading test data are presented and evaluated. This report is made up of a series of tables and charts filled with test…

The St. John Valley Bilingual Program for 1970-71 was instituted to help overcome the educational problems of French-speaking children in schools where lessons are conducted in English. Basically the program conducts instruction in the student's first language with an increasing use of the second language. This report focuses on the assessment of…