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Download full textLindholm, Kathryn J. – 1988
A study of progress in the Edison Elementary School (California) bilingual immersion program after its first year of implementation looked at: (1) student levels and gains in first and second language proficiency; (2) levels of math and reading achievement and their possible relationship to student language background; (3) levels of students'…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English, Grade 1, Immersion Programs
STOCKWELL, ROBERT P.; AND OTHERS – 1965
DESIGNED AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR PROFESSIONALS PREPARING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, PLANNING COURSES, OR DEVELOPING CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, A SERIES OF STUDIES HAS BEEN PREPARED THAT CONTRASTS, IN TWO VOLUMES FOR EACH OF THE FIVE MOST COMMONLY TAUGHT FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE UNITED STATES, THE SOUND AND GRAMMATICAL…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Grammar
Hammer, Petra – 1979
It is claimed that the cognate approach to learning a foreign language is used successfully in commercial enterprises and that it could be applied more extensively to second language learning in an academic setting. Such an approach is presented in this textbook about cognates. Four aspects of the question are considered: (1) a psychological frame…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, English, French
Gonzalez, Castor – 1972
This content analysis schedule for "Proyecto PAL" in San Jose, California, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the linguistic…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Malecot, Andre – 1971
This study is comprised of five major sections, each of which focuses on a central linguistic issue germane to the understanding of the general phonetic characteristics of languages. The sections include: (1) a comparative study of terminal consonant releases; (2) the influence of consonants upon contiguous vowels --phase 1: vowel duration; (3)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Componential Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics
Lopez-Santiago, Andres; Shore, Marietta Saravia – 1971
This content analysis schedule for the Bilingual School of 811 East 149th St., Bronx, New York, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Blacks
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An online writing center developed at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, called Calliope, provides a modular platform aimed at enhancing learners' professional writing skills in five different languages: Dutch, English, French, German, and Spanish. It supports courses in business and technical communication. The current version includes modules…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, French
Stansfield, Charles W.; Kahl, Stuart R. – 1998
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is the new Massachusetts state assessment program that is being implemented in response to state education reform legislation. The paper describes the early efforts of the state Department of Education (MDOE), its prime contractor for development of the MCAS (Advanced Systems in Measurement…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Nacif, Vannessa – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2005
This article describes a food and restaurant project undertaken by 6-year-old children in a bilingual school in Mexico City. The teacher who conducted this study illustrates the children's involvement in this investigation through photographs, samples of their work, and explanations.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Students, Photography, Preschool Education
Rodriguez-Brown, Flora V.; Ruesta, Maria Bustelo – 1987
A study investigated the role of attitudes and motivation in second language learning by administering a semantic differential measure to college students studying Spanish in three different tracks (linguistic, cultural, and bilingual, or native-speaker). The student's track was determined by grades and language experience. Findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Education
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation. – 1977
Interim results of the study conducted to determine the effectiveness of federally funded bilingual education projects are described. Objectives were (a) to determine the cognitive and affective impact of bilingual education on students in Spanish/English bilingual education projects funded through ESEA Title VII, (b) to describe the educational…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affective Behavior, Bilingual Education
Cervantes, Robert A.; Bernal, Helen Hazuda – 1976
A South Texas survey conducted in 1975 investigated the reading performance of Mexican American students enrolled in a bilingual program to determine whether or not students achieved significantly different reading scores on parallel Spanish and English versions of an appropriate test (Guidance Testing Associates Inter-American Test of Reading).…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1978
This catalog describes 342 tests appropriate for identifying the needs of bilingual students, for diagnosing their ability, and for assessing programs. The tests are appropriate for ages kindergarten through adult, and are written in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Cherokee, Chamorro, Crow,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures
TUTTLE, DONALD R.; NEUDLING, CHESTER L. – 1965
A STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM PATTERNS IN THE HUMANITIES WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CREDITS NECESSARY FOR GRADUATION MUST BE IN THE AREA IN WHICH THE STUDENT MAJORS. THE STUDY IS CONCERNED NOT WITH DETAILS OF SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS, BUT WITH BROAD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AND THE…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Degree Requirements
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1968
These descriptive information sheets have been compiled by the Clearinghouse for Self-Instructional Language Materials at the Center for Applied Linguistics. They are intended to provide potential program users and other interested persons with detailed information on available programed materials in English as a foreign language, English as a…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Evaluation, English
