ERIC Number: ED295454
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Publication Date: 1986-Apr
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Foreign Language Training for University Personnel.
Deveny, John
Oklahoma State University applied for and received federal funding to offer instruction in Spanish and French to university faculty, staff, and spouses. Students participate in two types of classes: (1) informal instruction using a cognitive, proficiency-based approach with informal evaluation and little or no homework, and (2) intensive conversation allowing for individualized vocabulary practice with the help of a bilingual specialist. Native speakers recruited from the university's international students provide tutoring when necessary. A commercial text is supplemented with other language or subject-specific materials. The class, not the materials, sets the pace of instruction. Faculty have used their skills in foreign travel, and the program has had a positive effect on faculty and staff attitudes about international programs on campus, including foreign language instruction. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Communication Skills, Federal Aid, French, Grants, Higher Education, Institutional Personnel, Languages for Special Purposes, Relevance (Education), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Skill Development, Small Group Instruction, Spanish, Spouses, Staff Development, State Universities, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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