Shifting Enrollment Patterns: Departmental Perspectives

Jedan, Dieter

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“…Viewpoints on the proper manner of responding both to declining enrollments and to the changing student population are emerging within the foreign language profession. Jedan (1998) suggests ways to increase enrollments in German courses by developing cross-departmental relationships and gearing introductory-level courses toward other areas of study. Di Donato (1998) recommends a checklist of strategies that includes developing courses to meet students' needs, organizing activities such as community outreach and interdepartmental projects, and building a consensus within departments for the promotion and the success of the language programs.…”

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Reevaluating Curricular Objectives Using Students' Perceived Needs: The Case of Three Language Programs

Alalou

2001

Foreign Language Annals

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Investigating students' needs in three foreign language departments in a liberal arts college setting, the present study aims to find (1)similarities and differences in language needs among students enrolled in Spanish, French, and German, and (2)the extent to which students' perceived needs match the mission the departments have defined for their respective language programs. Student needs encompass a variety of aspects, including their motivations to study the language, their perceptions of language skills, and their anticipated uses of the language. Results from this study suggest that there are indeed similarities and differences in students' perceived needs across languages. The similarities include students' emotional ties to the languages, their interest in acquiring communicative skills, and their plans in terms of using the languages for career purposes. Students, however differ in both their perceptions of the language requirement and in the ways in which they use languages outside of the classroom. An interesting finding is that students use French and German more often with native speakers than Spanish students do. Based on the results of this study, several practical recommendations me made. These include improving the content of language courses, emphasizing the role of culture in language teaching, and linking language study to career preparation.

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Reevaluating Curricular Objectives Using Students' Perceived Needs: The Case of Three Language Programs

Alalou

2001

Foreign Language Annals

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“I asked my parents why a wall was so important”: Teaching about the GDR and Post‐Reunification Germany

Streitwieser

Lys²

2008

Die Unterrichtspraxis

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Fifteen years after the ‘peaceful revolutions’ brought about the collapse of communism and the reunification of East and West Germany, a heated debate rages over the legacy of communism and the continuing impact of 1989. This paper describes a new course that explores the contentious issues in this debate through the innovative use of the course management system Blackboard. The paper describes how using Internet technology (video and audio links to archival and documentary footage, historic recordings, web linked academic articles, newspaper reports, internet sites, on‐line quizzes and virtual discussions) has brought today's undergraduates into the current debate and engaged them technologically in ways that deviate from more traditional teaching models. Such a course is not as prevalent as one would expect, least of all in undergraduate curricula in Germany and the United States.

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Who is Taking French and Why?

Ossipov

2000

Foreign Language Annals

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In the Spring 1996 semester, first‐ and fourth‐semester students at Arizona State University were surveyed to find out why they had chosen to study French, whether they planned to continue studying French, and what courses they would like to see offered. The responses to this survey indicated that our students plan to visit France or a French‐speaking area, that they are most interested in gaining fluency in French, and that they would like to see a variety of classes offered. Although literature classes were a popular option for many students, a considerable number indicated interest in classes in French for special purposes, language classes, and culture classes. These responses tell us that offering a range of diverse classes can attract and retain students in French programs.

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Shifting Enrollment Patterns: Departmental Perspectives

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Reevaluating Curricular Objectives Using Students' Perceived Needs: The Case of Three Language Programs

Reevaluating Curricular Objectives Using Students' Perceived Needs: The Case of Three Language Programs

“I asked my parents why a wall was so important”: Teaching about the GDR and Post‐Reunification Germany

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