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Download full textTucker, G. Richard – Focus, 1980
A comparison of the salient characteristics of Canadian and United States bilingual education programs suggests various settings where it would be desirable to introduce children to schooling in their home language. These settings include: (1) the various ethnic communities in the United States, (2) multilingual developing countries, (3) parts of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Garcia, Gilbert C., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers examines the critical literacy development of English learners, focusing on English reading instruction in an immersion setting, English language development, and cultural issues pertaining to English learners in and out of the classroom. The 16 papers include the following: (1) "Reading and the Bilingual Student: Fact…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, After School Programs, Asian American Students, Bilingual Students
Ihde, Thomas W., Ed.; Stenson, Nancy, Ed. – Journal of Celtic Language Learning, 1996
The journal for teachers of Celtic languages in the United States and Canada contains six articles. "Motivation and Gender: A Welsh Case Study" (Christine M. Jones) examines data on characteristics of one group of students of Welsh, focusing on gender-related motivational differences. "Morphological Objects" (Annette…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational History
Freeman, David; And Others – 1986
Tucson, Arizona's Sunnyside School District pilot bilingual education program is described. The program was begun in 1985 to help prevent academic failure in limited English-proficient, high academic risk students. The pilot program offered sheltered immersion instruction in biology and United States history for language minority students with a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Biology, Classroom Techniques
Urbanski, Henry – 1984
In response to rapidly falling foreign language enrollments, the State University of New York College at New Paltz designed and actively promoted a language immersion program in the summer of 1981. The program consisted of instruction in twelve languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian,…
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Fallon, Gerald; Morse, Marie – 1988
Alberta's teaching guide for upper-elementary French immersion instruction provides assistance in integrating notional program content with communicative language techniques. It does not provide content material, but focuses on techniques for enhancing instruction of both receptive (reading and listening) and productive (writing and speaking)…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development
Westphal, Patricia B., Ed. – 1985
Selected papers from the 1985 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages include: "Research in Creativity and Its Application in the Classroom"; "Teaching Language Through Comprehension"; "The Testing of Proficiency in Listening Comprehension: Guidelines for Teaching"; "Who Should Be Asking…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pearce, Marni – 2000
This guide provides kindergarten teachers and administrators with practical advice on implementing the Alberta Learning "Kindergarten Program Statement" in their classrooms and schools in the Canadian province of Alberta. Chapter 1 of the guide includes information about kindergarten in Alberta, the developmental characteristics of most…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
FLESNews, 1993
This document consists of the three issues of "FLESNews" published during school year 1992-1993. This newsletter of the National Network for Early Language Learning contains articles on a variety of topics in elementary school second language teaching, listings of instructional materials, classroom instructional activities, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Conferences
Curtain, Helena; Pesola, Carol Ann Bjornstad – 1994
This book is designed as both a methods text and practical guide for school districts and teachers involved in foreign language instruction at the elementary and middle school levels (grades K-8). Its primary concern is with majority-language speakers and with beginning-level classes. Brief introductory sections outline key concepts for success.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Lipton, Gladys C., Ed. – 1998
A collection of essays on FLES (foreign languages in the elementary school) includes: "Public Education in America and the Implications of Foreign Language and Second Language Acquisition" (Peter Negroni); "The People Factor in the Glastonbury Public Schools" (Christine Brown); "Public Relations: Inside and Outside"…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, FLES
Baker, Colin – 1996
The textbook for training bilingual education teachers addresses psychological and social questions that enable teachers to define more clearly what they want to do in a classroom, and offers theoretical and practical information for a variety of social contexts. The first section addresses individualism and the social nature of bilingualism, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Context
Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, 1998
This document consists of the three issues of the journal "Learning Languages" published during volume year 3. These issues contain the following major articles: "A National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL): A Brief History, 1987-1997;""Juguetes Fantasticos" (Mari Haas); "A Perspective on the Cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Conferences
Stryker, Stephen B., Ed.; Leaver, Betty Lou, Ed. – 1997
A collection of essays contains articles on content-based foreign language courses at three levels (beginning, intermediate, advanced) and on foreign languages across the curriculum, including: "Content-Based Instruction: From Theory to Practice" (Stephen B. Stryker, Betty Lou Leaver); "Content-Based Instruction in a Basic Russian…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Arabic, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
PDF pending restorationTerry, Robert M., Ed. – 1991
Selected papers from the conference address four priorities in second language teaching: teacher education; instruction; curriculum; and testing. Papers include: "Listening Processes and Authentic Texts" (Donna Reseigh Long); "Directory of Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: A Preliminary Report"…
Descriptors: Careers, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
