This pamphlet presents a description of 23 bilingual programs funded by Title VII, ESEA in New York City. Information includes a description and list of objectives for each program and the number of participants when applicable. (SK)

This booklet presents a description of bilingual programs funded by the State Urban Education Program, which include Quality Incentive Programs and Community Education Centers. There are descriptions of 13 separate programs and a list of objectives for each one. Enrollment statistics are included when applicable. (SK)

This paper attempts to integrate the results of the ethnographic and attitudinal components of a broader study into a specifically sociolinguistic analysis. While a variety of opinions can be found in the literature on code-switching, the contention here is that code-switching is a norm in specific speech situations that exist in stable bilingual…

This report evaluates the last year of the Comprehensive Bilingual Education Program, supported by Title VII funding and carried out at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in the Bronx, New York. The program served approximately 300 Spanish dominant students and focused on the development of Spanish and English language and reading skills, math,…

The Elementary Secondary Education Act Title VII Bilingual Program operated at the Bilingual Mini School housed in P.S. 59 completed its third year in operation and will be expanded next year to include fourth grade participants. Grades serviced by the program during 1973-74 were Kindergarten, first, second and third. Instructional procedures in…

As the size and diversity of the Hispano-American population of New York City has increased, a new tripartite pluralistic cultural situation based upon categories both physical and cultural has been emerging. A politicization of ethnicity is being played out in New York City schools. While Puerto Ricans are legal citizens of the United States,…

This information dissemination report presents a brief introduction to the Building Bridges to Better Bilingual Education Program of the Central Board of Education of the City of New York. The primary aim of the program is to promote the linguistic and academic progress of those Title I eligible Spanish-speaking children whose achievement levels…

The Spanish Picture Vocabulary Test was designed to provide a Spanish-language translation of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test which would be suitable for Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican school-children in New York City. The 300 stimulus words were translated according to a consensus of linguists and persons of Puerto Rican descent, and were…

THE BINARY PRINCIPLE OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURE ANALYSIS IS CONSIDERED UNECONOMICAL FOR FORMULATION OF THE RULES FOR VOWEL COMBINATION IN SPANISH. CLASSIFICATORY FEATURES IN A TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR ARE ALL BINARY. HOWEVER, STRICT ADHERENCE TO DISTINCTIVE FEATURE ANALYSIS IS CONSIDERED UNECONOMICAL FOR FORMULATION OF RULES FOR VOWEL COMBINATION…

This booklet presents a description of 16 bilingual programs funded by Title I, ESEA in New York City. Information includes a description and list of objectives for each program. (SK)

This report is an evaluation of a New York City school district educational project funded under Title Vll of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The goals of the program were to provide bilingual instructional services in all subject areas to Hispanic pupils of limited English-speaking ability and to select, train, and place…

AA SHORT HISTORY OF THE TEACHING OF SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES WAS REPORTED. THE ACCOUNT BEGAN WITH EVENTS FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT. THE SURVEY INCLUDED A DISCUSSION OF (1) SPANISH TEACHERS, (2) SPANISH READERS, (3) LATIN AMERICA, (4) ASSOCIATIONS, AND (5) STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THIS STUDY ENDEAVORS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL…

"The Rican" conducted this interview with Hernan LaFontaine, discussing bilingual-bicultural education in New York City. (SB)

This report attempts to place in perspective the position of bilingual education in New York City. It is divided into the following sections: (1) Bilingual Education--A Historical Perspective, (2) The Puerto Rican Child in the New York City School System, (3) Bilingual Education in the New York City School System, (4) Funding for Bilingual…

The language community of urban Hispanics in the United States and educational strategies that are appropriate for teaching English as a second language (ESL) in a bilingual/bidialectal language situation are considered. Within the New York City Hispanic community of Puerto Ricans, several varieties of English have been noted: standard English,…