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Schein, Jerome D. – ACEHI Journal/Revue ACEDA, 1995
Spanish Sign Language (SSL) is now the second most used sign language. This article introduces resources for the study of SSL, including three SSL dictionaries--two from Argentina and one from Puerto Rico. Differences in SSL between and within the two countries are noted. Implications for deaf educators in North America are drawn. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Dialects, Dictionaries, Elementary Secondary Education
Garza, Leo – AGENDA, 1980
Cites the need for Hispanics to become involved in shaping U.S. foreign policy. Illegal immigration, Puerto Rican statehood, and relations with Cuba are discussed because they are of particular significance to the Hispanic community. (DS)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Foreign Policy, Government Role, Illegal Immigrants
Peer reviewedResnick, Melvin C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
Historical, political, and sociolinguistic aspects of the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Puerto Rico are examined. It is suggested that the apparent failure of ESL instruction is in reality a motivated failure: a society's successful resolution of a conflict between government planning for bilingualism and social pressure for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Government Role
Peer reviewedKelman, Julie – TESOL Journal, 1996
Presents the successful efforts of an English-as-a-Second-Language teacher to teach English to students in Puerto Rico. The article describes strategies to deal with the students' defensive feelings of nationalism and hostility towards the dominant white culture. These strategies focused on breaking down cultural barriers and validating the local…
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedClachar, Arlene – Hispania, 1999
The locus of control, whether internal or external, is an influential concept in second-language learning. One observes it, for example, in Puerto Rican students returning to Puerto Rico to take university-level courses. Explanations address a teaching method relying on use of problems with examples in such a way as to empower students. This also…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans
Peer reviewedPousada, Alicia – TESOL Quarterly, 1996
Examines factors contributing to the Puerto Rican conflict between Spanish and English. These include American heavy-handedness, party politics, socioeconomic tensions and the educational bureaucracy. The article notes how language planning could defuse the conflict and specifies concrete planning roles for English language professionals. (25…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bureaucracy, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution
Albino, Isidra, Ed.; Davila, Sonia, Ed. – 1983
The purpose of this book is to stimulate ideas leading to a sharing of approaches, strategies, and methodologies applicable to the education of Puerto Ricans. Following introductory material, 18 papers are presented, the first 10 of which are in Spanish. Titles and authors are: (1) "El maestro que Puerto Rico necesita," Leonides Santos…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Style, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Development
