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Academic Programs: English Language Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: General Collection D-10-E

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of papers of the English Language Program at Whitworth College. Included are miscellaneous materials concerning international students at Whitworth as well as information, photographs, and etc. regarding the annual Japan Week in Spokane, Wash.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980-1999
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1990's

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is open for use

Biographical / Historical

"Prior to the fall of 1982, there was no formal ESL program on Whitworth campus. For several years, Eunice Johnston in Church Relations had taught one ESL course per semester to whichever international students seemed to be in need of supplementary language instruction. There was no testing to determine language level or placement.

In the early summer of 1984 the decision was made to have Whitworth establish its own two-level English Language Program to serve international students who wished to matriculate into the college but still needed additional language skills to meet the proficiency requirement for admission. A search was made and Janet Yoder was hired as the program's director/instructor." (The English Language Program (History))

Extent

1 cu. ft.

Abstract

This collection consists of papers of the English Language Program at Whitworth College. Included are miscellaneous materials concerning international students at Whitworth as well as information, photographs, and etc. regarding the annual Japan Week in Spokane, Wash.

Arrangement

Series History

Series Miscellaneous

Series Japan Week

Series Miscellaneous

Related Materials

Academic Affairs: International Programs

Processing Information

This collection was first processed on Oct. 13, 2005 and last updated on Oct. 17, 2005

Title
Guide to the Academic Programs: English Language Program Records 1980-1999
Author
D.N. Feddes
Date
2005
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Repository Details

Part of the Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
300 W Hawthorne Rd
Spokane WA 99251 USA
509-777-4481