Research on academic literacy within higher education has focused almost exclusively on the development of academic literacy in English. This book is unique in showing how students use other languages when they engage with written academic content--whether in reading, discussing, or writing--and how increasingly multilingual higher education…

This document is designed to be used with the "Users' Guide". It is written for practitioners who are interested in meeting the federal regulations governing the evaluation of Title VII projects but do not have evaluation training. Six types of bilingual projects are required to fulfill the evaluation requirements specified in the June…

Describes the community language learning approach to second language teaching. (DD)

Outlines a four-stage paradigm for designing communicative reading instruction in a college classroom containing several primary language groups. Develops a sample lesson and discusses the advantages of the paradigm. (FL)

Argues that metaphor is an important way of compacting ideas, explaining complicated or abstract ideas in a concrete way, and making language interesting. Offers suggestions for teaching the use of metaphors to second-language learners. (FL)

Offers guidelines, activities, and teaching methods that can be used in English classrooms serving bilingual, multicultural, and migrant youth. (RL)

Shares some approaches and suggests poems that can be used to inspire discussion and creative writing in bilingual classes. (RL)

Discusses learning needs specific to bilingual students that may interfere with their understanding of what they read. Describes several instructional activities in which audiovisual stories are used as prereading exercises to increase student comprehension of English text. (FL)

Describes the rationale and methods used in Mexico for developing and using bilingual materials for both primary school students and adults. Presents a modification of the system that is designed to improve native-language skills while teaching English as a second language. (FL)

This article explores the ins and outs of bilingual instruction and examines whether to use the native language or English in instructing bilingual students with language disorders and the role the code switching plays in instruction. Strategies are suggested for using the native language and using code switching. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Those aspects of bilingual education particularly relevant to the teaching of mathematics are examined. The discussion includes a brief overview of bilingual education and consideration of languages of instruction, appropriate cultural referents, and cognitive styles. (MK)

College students who were either monolingual speakers of English or bilingual Hispanics participated in two studies dealing with the comprehension of sentences containing negations. Both the influence of different sentence constructions on comprehension, as well as the heuristics and misconceptions exhibited by subjects as they attempted to…

Fourteen suggestions for improving mathematics instruction for bilingual students are discussed. The role of language in learning mathematics and in solving problems is the focus of a number of suggestions. (MNS)

This CD-ROM provides a resource for anyone interested in the diverse languages of the Pacific. It contains a digital archive of approximately 700 booklets in 11 Pacific languages. The original booklets were produced several years ago by the PALM project in order to record Pacific regional languages and to serve as teaching tools. This digital PALM…

Addresses the need to provide bilingual, Hispanic American students with equal opportunities to learn and excel in science. Discusses the context and content of science education, suggests approaches for bilingual science teaching, and proposes potential solutions to the problems. (MDH)