Describes the influences which have affected the changing sociolinguistic setting for tribal Aborigines in the Northern Territory, Australia. The effects of various governmental and educational policies on language development are highlighted, and the need for deliberately planned, implemented, and monitored language policy is suggested.…

The process by which federally funded bilingual training programs may be institutionalized is presented through a review of related literature and an analysis of a 1981 study on bilingual training programs conducted by RMC Research Corporation. Key factors in successful integration are program advocates' personality, drive, and clarity of…

Discusses theories and practices that distinguish English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction from other instructional approaches for non-English speakers. Explores ways that ESL instruction might include academic subject areas other than English and address cultural as well as linguistic differences among students. Author/GC)

Reviews the development of computer assisted reading programs and predicts that as costs decline and the quality of the educational program improves, more computers may be found in the classroom. (MKM)

Discusses the psychological or sociopsychological problems of two bilingual areas in Italy: The Alto Adige area and the Italian-Albanian area. The extremely important role of interlinguistic attitudes in attaining and maintaining bilingual status is explored. (92 references) (CFM)

Discusses the diversity of languages in Western Europe and the peripheralization of maritime and border languages through isolation, domination by other languages, and fragmentation of the culture. Discusses minority rights issues, suggesting rise in bilingual education implies border-language revival. 5 tables, 27 references. (TES)

Presents the theoretical underpinnings of classroom climate, and discusses theoretical issues that should be considered when investigating the human activity of pedagogy within bilingual multicultural classroom climates. (35 references) (JL)

Bilingual education research methods should incorporate a multilevel model of pupils, classrooms, and schools and consider various cognitive and noncognitive outcome variables focusing on progress rather than attainment to determine not whether bilingual education is more effective than monolingual instruction but which aspects of bilingual…

A review of often unstated pedagogical assumptions that adversely affect the effectiveness of bilingual education precedes the proposal of an alternative paradigm that reduces reliance on "contract"-centered education and encourages the exploration and increased use of such natural resources as other students and student motivation for bilingual…

Reviews issues from the fields on bilingual and special education that relate to language assessment of linguistically diverse students. Presents analysis of traditional language assessments as well as two alternate approaches--descriptive and dynamic. Presents recommendations for the valid use of language assessment by school psychologists.…

Analyzes three public controversies related to California's Proposition 227: English as endangered language versus students' right to appropriate education, bilingual education versus structured English immersion, and local control and professional volition versus state-mandated English-only education. Outlines an advocacy framework applicable to…

Discusses language planning and policy in Paraguay, a country that is unique among the countries of the Americas because nearly 90% of the non-indigenous population speaks Guarani, an indigenous language. Highlights an initiative to implement universal, two-way bilingual education in Guarani and Spanish that has resulted in widespread use of…

Traces the United States Bilingual Education Act (BEA) from its inception in 1968 through its most recent reauthorization in 1994 as the primary federal legislative effort to provide equal educational opportunity to language minority students in the United States. (Author/VWL)

Focusing on the assessment needs of language minority students in the early elementary years and on the evaluation of programs servicing them, this discussion directs specific attention toward accommodating language minority students in the New Follow Through Program. Introductory remarks offer recommendations for developing New Follow Through…

This book was written for scholars, policymakers, and educators and provides both an introduction to issues in literacy and language diversity and compelling questions for those who work in the field. Based on national data, the extent of language diversity in the United States is explored; what is known about English literacy, native language…