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Bickel, Frank – Clearing House, 1985
Looks at education in American Foundation Schools in Mexico and finds teacher-student interaction similar to that found in American schools between teachers and Black, inner city students. (FL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Black Youth, Classroom Communication, Decision Making
Francis, Norbert; Reyhner, Jon – 2002
This book presents a proposal for the inclusion of indigenous languages in the classroom. Based on fieldwork in the United States and Mexico, it explores ways in which the cultural and linguistic resources of indigenous communities can enrich the language and literacy program. There are nine chapters in two parts. Part 1, "A Survey of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Curriculum Development
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Sloat, Edward F.; Makkonen, Reino; Koehler, Paul – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2007
This report contrasts the characteristics of border and nonborder districts in Texas from both a demographic and student achievement standpoint. The information in this report should also inform and strengthen border initiatives, such as those emphasized at the 2006 U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Conference. The study sought to answer three…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Limited English Speaking
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Francis, Norbert; Ryan, Phyllis M. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 1998
Explores the conflicting cultural perspectives associated with studying English, drawing on two studies of Mexican students. P. Ryan (1994) studied the perceptions of culture related to language learning for six college teachers and their urban students. N. Francis (1994) studied the perceptions of rural bilingual (Spanish/Nahuatl) elementary…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, College Students, Cultural Differences
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum. – 1974
A series of lesson ideas for school teachers with both monolingual English-speaking and bilingual students in the same class includes 18 cultural and cross-cultural topics. They include: the island of Cuba, the flag of Cuba, the flag of Mexico, the development of Mexican music, Benito Juarez, the flag of Puerto Rico, the seal of Puerto Rico, a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Valdes Fallis, Guadalupe, Ed.; Garcia-Moya, Rudolfo, Ed. – 1976
This volume gathers a sampling of educators' ideas on the issue of the role of the non-standard dialect in the teaching of Spanish to Spanish speakers. Part one, "Rationale for the Teaching of Spanish to the Spanish Speaking," deals with philosophy and theory and contains papers by Guadalupe Valdes Fallis and Nasario Garcia. Part two,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Grammar
Francis, Norbert; Nieto Andrade, Rafael – 1996
Central Mexico is home to over 20 indigenous languages whose speakers still occupy their original ancestral communities. In this region, acute language conflict between Native languages and Spanish, the official state language, greatly affects elementary school students such as those in San Isidro Buensuceso Tlaxcala and Mision de Chichimecas in…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students
Lozano, Anthony Girard – 1976
The question of teaching a standard dialect to Chicano students who are studying abroad has implications for teaching any standard versus nonstandard dialect. The University of Colorado has a program at the Universidad Veracruzana in Jalapa, Mexico, in which the policy is to teach standard Mexican Spanish (the cultivated norm of Mexico City) as an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, College Students, Dialects
Ronco, Sharron – 1992
This paper provides an assessment of the Inter-American Science and Humanities Program, a program of the University of Texas, El Paso, which allowed students from northern Mexico to take their freshman level courses in Spanish while receiving instruction designed to rapidly enhance English language skills. The paper assesses the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
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