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ERIC Number: ED386923
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Oct
Pages: 30
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: N/A
Report on the ESF-Funded Project to Consolidate and Develop Foreign Language Modules for Students of Other Disciplines Implemented October 1, 1993-September 30, 1994.
Little, David; And Others
This report presents the development and results of a 1-year foreign language module program of 15-weeks duration for university students in the arts, commerce, science, and engineering. The project's central concern was to develop and test a general model for the delivery of foreign language teaching to students of other disciplines. The program included audio-video learning units, satellite television facilities, and computers. Modules were designed to engage students in immediate, active language use and practice of the target language (German or French) to provide a solid foundation in basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; classes focused on broadly defined domains of communicative activity. Assessment took place in weeks 5 and 6 and involved 113 students. Results indicate that students completing the modules attained a satisfactory level of language competence as measured by deployment of communicative skills and general underlying proficiency. External evaluators rated the project as successful as well. Special funding permitted the modules to be continued for a second year. Appendixes include a list of related publications, an outline of the French language module for students of health sciences, a summary of expenditures (in British pounds), band descriptors and rating sheet, and a correlational analysis of test components. (NAV)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Dublin Univ. Trinity Coll. (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies.
Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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