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Direct linkLuning, Rebecca J. I.; Yamauchi, Lois A. – Heritage Language Journal, 2010
Papahana Kaiapuni is a K-12 public school program in which the Hawaiian language is the medium of instruction. In 1987, parents and language activists started the program in response to the dwindling number of speakers that resulted from a nearly century-long ban on the indigenous language. This study examined how participation in this indigenous…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, School Activities, Immersion Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textYamauchi, Lois A.; Ceppi, Andrea K.; Lau-Smith, Jo-Anne – 1998
Papahana Kaiapuni is a K-12 indigenous language immersion program in selected public schools in the State of Hawai'i. Instruction in Kaiapuni classrooms is conducted in the Hawaiian language. Program goals include students' development of a high level of proficiency in both Hawaiian and English. For nearly a century, policy banning the Hawaiian…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Hawaiian, Heritage Education
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu, HI. – 1999
This hour-long videotape captures the events of "First and Second Language Literacy: From Research to Practice," a literacy teleconference hosted by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL). Regional and national educators explore research-based effective practices for teaching and reading to diverse student populations.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Hawaiian
Slaughter, Helen B. – 1997
This study explored the functions of literacy in the Hawaiian language that may be realized in an indigenous language immersion program when the indigenous language is a second language with severely restricted use in the wider community. It also examined the connections between Hawaiian language use, the local culture in Hawaii, and development…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Hawaiian
FLES News, 1995
Volume 8 of the newslettter for teachers of foreign language in elementary schools (FLES) features these articles: "The Teacher's Voice: Action Research in Your Classroom" (Anna Uhl Chamot); "Teacher Preparation: Using Videotapes in a Teaching Practicum" (Gisela Ernst, Kerri J. Richard); and "Hawaiian Language Immersion:…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Slaughter, Helen B.; Lai, Morris – 1994
The Hawaiian Language Immersion program (HLI) is described and evaluated. HLI began in 1987 with two small classes on two islands and within 6 years had grown, in response to parent interest, to serve 621 students in grades K-7 in 6 schools on 5 islands. Participating students are taught entirely in Hawaiian until grade 5; in grades 5 and 6 one…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
