ERIC Number: ED391383
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 29
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Report on the Second Year of the ESF-Funded Project To Consolidate and Develop Foreign Language Modules for Students of Other Disciplines.
Dublin Univ. Trinity Coll. (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies.
A University of Dublin (Ireland) curriculum restructuring project in the undergraduate second language program is chronicled, and ongoing curriculum development efforts are described. As a result of curriculum research, the university offered a series of freshman French and German courses in 1994-95 and a series of second-year courses to students having completed the previous year's new freshman courses. Separate courses were designed for students who were beginners and non-beginners in the language, and for students in different academic fields: arts; sciences; and health sciences. The report describes the 1994-95 program's structure, recruitment efforts, enrollments, course design, student evaluation provisions and results, and research and development in these areas: student interest in other language offerings; course content; foreign language testing; development of computer-based learning materials; self-access learning resources; interactive video; language learning by electronic mail; and a package of materials for development of similar programs at other institutions. Planned course offerings for 1995-96, a three-year research and development program, and the future of funding are also discussed briefly. The report concludes with the findings of an external program assessment. (MSE)
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Dublin Univ. Trinity Coll. (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies.
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