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A Foreign Language Interim Program—“Auf deutsch, bitte!”
Author(s) -
Semke Harriet D.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1971.tb02044.x
Subject(s) - interim , foreign language , population , mathematics education , psychology , subject (documents) , resource (disambiguation) , pedagogy , medical education , computer science , sociology , medicine , political science , library science , demography , law , computer network
An increasing number of colleges are adopting a calendar which includes a short (three‐ to four‐week) semester or Interim. During this time students study only one subject and thus are able to focus their complete attention on one area of interest. Teachers do not have to vie with other instructors for a student's time and are able to try innovative approaches to learning. The language teacher can give students an “immersion” experience which is nearly as good as visiting the foreign country. This “language‐house‐type” program is possible even with a small group of students, no special facilities, and only one instructor. If the instructor is not a native, the help of a native speaker as a resource person is desirable. Such a person usually can be found—either among the student population on the campus or among the local residents of the community. Students who participated in the interim program described in this article evaluated it as highly successful.