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Peer reviewedAronson, Howard I. – Slavic and East European Journal, 1973
Discusses the problems of teaching Russian in American universities. (LG)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedWang Fang-yu – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1975
(Text is in Chinese.)
Descriptors: Chinese, College Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Fluency
Kalivoda, Theodore B. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1977
Study abroad for language majors must be required, intensive and disciplined. Programs must insure continued use of the foreign language and interaction with natives, perhaps through field study and interview methods. Government action and support is necessary. (CHK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Field Studies, Government Role, Language Fluency
Download full textvan Doorslaer, M. P. – 1972
Discussion of the current student malaise toward foreign literature and reading problems encountered by college students is directed toward means of making college language programs more relevant and of updating teaching methods. Student disinterest is traced to a premature and excessive overexposure to electronic media. The author proposes a…
Descriptors: Anthologies, College Language Programs, Language Fluency, Literature
Frink, Orrin – 1967
A history of intensive language training in the United States is given in this paper, and some key literature in the field is briefly reviewed. The article distinguishes two types of intensive language training--(1) the "semi-intensive" civilian university courses deriving from the Army Specialized Training Program and the Civilian…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Conventional Instruction, Intensive Language Courses, Language Fluency
Weinstein, Allen I. – 1974
The Federal Government needs people who can actually communicate in a foreign language, and our academic language programs are not producing such people. To solve this problem, there has to be a change in our basic attitudes and philosophies about language teaching and learning. Language courses must be transformed from passive exercises into…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Language Programs, Employment Opportunities, Federal Government
Peer reviewedButler, Harry L. – French Review, 1978
Describes a French diction and oral communication course conducted at Franklin and Marshall College. Originally envisioned as a "necessary evil" to train students to write and deliver seminar papers, the course unexpectedly appealed to students as a practical experience while developing increased student interest in French language and literature.…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses
Gomes da Costa, B.; And Others – 1975
This report presents the findings of a survey carried out in 1970 on nearly 200 degree students in England and Wales studying German as their main subject. The objectives of the survey were to: (1) determine the ranges of language proficiency attained by British graduates in German at various universities and other colleges; (2) interpret these…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College Language Programs, College Students, Degrees (Academic)
O'Neill, Stephen P. – 1978
The questions investigated in this study concern the adequacy of the current comprehensive English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, the need for a separate but complementary reading program, the relative merits of a classroom-based or an independent reading laboratory method, and the relationship between native language reading proficiency and…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Students, Educational Experiments, English (Second Language)
