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On the Question of "Standard" versus "Dialect": Implications for Teaching Hispanic College Students.
Peer reviewedHidalgo, Margarita – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1987
The theoretical and pedagogical issues emanating from the practice of teaching Spanish to Hispanic bilingual college students are discussed. Distinctions are made between standard Spanish and the two most important United States varieties of Chicano and Puerto Rican Spanish, and structural differences are examined. Teaching suggestions are…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Standardization
Tuttle, Harry Grover – 1984
These materials for Spanish instruction are based on the meeting and friendship of two Puerto Ricans arriving in Puerto Rico for visits to their hometowns, their discussions of Puerto Rican life, and a sightseeing tour of San Juan. Introductory passages to the visitors' dialogues are in English, and dialogues are in Spanish, with photographs,…
Descriptors: Advertising, Cultural Education, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language)
Kane, Joan K. – 1979
"Asi Son los Puertorriquenos" immerses the student of Spanish in the language and culture of Puerto Rico. The program is designed to simultaneously improve language skills and develop understanding and appreciation of the culture. The reading selections are challenging for the intermediate level, and provide valuable insight into many…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Instructional Materials, Multicultural Education
Download full textParla, JoAnn – 1983
In an effort to bridge the gap between Spanish foreign language classes for the monolingual English speaker and the needs of the Hispanic bilingual student wishing to have Spanish instruction, a bilingual teacher trainer has designed Spanish courses specifically for the Hispanic bilingual. To give recognition to bilinguals' existing linguistic…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bilingual Education, College Students, Higher Education
Harry, Beth – 1992
This monograph addresses the way parents of minority students perceive the special education system, with specific attention to these parents' views of the process by which their children are designated as "handicapped." Chapter 1 discusses the Department of Education's racial classification system. Chapter 2 summarizes what is known…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationMontas, Michele; Cannon, Luz – National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, 2003
This thematic unit was written by Michele Montas and Luz Cannon, middle school Spanish teachers, who were participants in a summer institute held at the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center in 2001. The institute, called "Temas Anejos: Recurring Themes in Ancient and Modern Latin America," brought together a talented group of professors.…
Descriptors: Runaways, Learning Activities, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
