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ERIC Number: EJ491641
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
Foreign Languages and Technical-Occupational Programs: Local Needs and Global Imperatives.
Walker, Laura
Community College Journal, v64 n4 p24-28 Jun-Jul 1994
Describes the role of the community college in providing practical foreign language programs geared toward the needs of the business and emergency services communities rather than those of academia. Indicates that students need opportunities to develop sophisticated communicative abilities systematically in a short period of time. (MAB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Demand, School Business Relationship, Second Language Instruction, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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