This intermediate English text is the fifth in a seven-volume series of curriculum materials for the teaching of English as a second language to Asian students and Spanish speakers. It is designed specifically for those students who have already had some English instruction, but who need extensive practice in listening and speaking. The…

This collection of visual aids is designed to accompany volume 5 of the Asian Project series for the teaching of English as a second language to adults. It includes drill pictures for 29 of the 30 lessons in the text. (There is no picture for Lesson 27.) (PP)

This reference book offers current information about equal opportunity in education through the elimination of racial, cultural, sexist, and linguistic barriers facing minority groups. The volume consists of seven parts, plus subject and geographical indexes. The first section includes a general demographic overview of the U.S., with statistics on…

Offering an historical perspective on the development of science, engineering, medicine, and technology and providing current role models for minority students, the bulletin lists the outstanding contributions made by: (1) Blacks - medicine, chemistry, architecture, engineering, physics, biology, and exploration; (2) Hispanos - biomedical…

Illustrating the psychological similarities of peoples in juxtaposition to the influence of social determinants, especially that of poverty, this book is designed to convey to those who work among the rural poor what it feels like to be shaped by want and/or discrimination. While emphasis is on the migrant worker, consideration is given to major…

This pronunciation text is the sixth in a seven-volume series of curriculum materials for the teaching of English as a second language to adults. The lessons are designed specifically for Asian students and Spanish speakers, focusing mainly on the English sounds that are absent in the non-English languages. The lesson sequence does not reflect a…

This extensive monograph, multiply-authored by subject experts, speaks to the special needs of four major minority groups in the United States: American Indians, blacks, Chicanos, and Mexican Americans. Special counselor training programs are described which help provide awareness of cultural differences and tools for working with minority…

A collection of papers on bilingual education covers these topics: (1) second-language acquisition theories relevant to bilingual education; (2) the age factor in native language maintenance and in the development of English proficiency of overseas Japanese children; (3) applying the Cummins language proficiency model to students who acquire…