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Ada Bier; Gabriele Zanello; Antonella Ottogalli – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2024
The aim of the Regional Dossier series is to provide concise descriptions of regional or minority languages in education, mainly in Europe but also in other parts of the world. Friulian is a Romance language, traditionally recognised as part of the Rhaeto-Romance sub-family. It is spoken in Friûl (in Friulian)/Friuli (in Italian), a territory…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Native Language Instruction, Italian
Martena, Sanita; Marten, Heiko F.; Šuplinska, Ilga – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2022
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Latgalian is a Baltic regional language originating in the region of Latgale (Latgalian: Latgola) in Eastern Latvia. It is mostly spoken in Latgale, but also in families and small communities of people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Language Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Sayers, Dave, Comp.; Davies-Deacon, Merryn, Comp.; Croome, Sarah, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2018
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise description of the European minority language, Cornish, in education. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects such as the number of schools, teachers,…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Educational Policy, Indo European Languages, Laws
Adger, Carolyn Temple, Ed.; Snow, Catherine E., Ed.; Christian, Donna, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2018
Rising enrollments of students for whom English is not a first language mean that every teacher -- whether teaching kindergarten or high school algebra -- is a language teacher. This book explains what teachers need to know about language in order to be more effective in the classroom, and it shows how teacher education might help them gain that…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Goodson, Barbara; Layzer, Carolyn – National Institute for Literacy, 2009
This paper is intended for early childhood caregivers--teachers in centers and those caring for children in homes. It is intended to help caregivers learn more about how children develop the ability to "use words" to communicate their thoughts and needs and ask questions, and to "understand language they hear" in conversations and in books. Why is…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interpersonal Communication, Oral Language, Language Skills
Barone, Diane M.; Xu, Shelley Hong – Guilford Publications, 2007
Summarizing current research and weaving it into practical instructional strategies that teachers can immediately use with young English language learners (ELLs), this book addresses a major priority for today's primary-grade classrooms. All aspects of effective instruction for ELLs are explored: oral language development and instruction,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials, Educational Strategies, Oral Language
Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
At last, a truly helpful, practical guide for K-4 teachers who want to ensure that their approach to teaching young English language learners is based on research and grounded in proven classroom practices. The authors of ASCD's best-selling book "Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction, Grades K-3" explain how you can help the English…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Second Language Learning