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Blanco, George M. – 2001
This guide provides Texas teachers and administrators with guidelines, goals, instructional strategies, and activities for teaching Spanish to secondary level native speakers. It is based on the principle that the Spanish speaking student is the strongest linguistic and cultural resource to Texas teachers of languages other than English, and one…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Heritage Education, Hispanic American Students, Language Teachers

de Felix, Judith Walker; Pena, Sylvia Cavazos – Hispania, 1992
A project is reported in which selected bilingual Mexican-American teachers from Texas traveled to Mexico for a four-week study to collect materials appropriate for U.S. classroom use. The effects of the project on language fluency and ethnic self-concept are discussed. (22 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Background, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Ramirez, Marilyn – 1998
English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students often finish their language courses without ever having an opportunity to interact with native English speakers or without getting an idea of what the target culture is really like. Interactive videoconferencing can help students gain insight into the target culture when they are using conversational…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)