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Fantini, Alvino E. – 1985
An ongoing longitudinal study, 15 years old at the time of publication, is reported. It is a sociolinguistic, developmental study of the acquisition of two languages, Spanish and English, by a boy from birth, with data drawn from direct observation and occasional tape recordings of speech. An introductory chapter outlines the objectives and method…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language, Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: (1) identifying gifted limited Engish speaking Indochinese third, fourth, and fifth grade students; (2) a successful inner city classroom; (3) interactional factors affecting access of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bidialectalism, Bilingual Education, Black Youth
Hanna, Cornelia B.; Levermann, D. – 1975
In order to help handicapped children function in regular school programs by the time they enter first grade, the First Chance Early Childhood Program provides precise intervention into the development of children aged 3 to 5 with clearly identified handicapping conditions. Using English and/or Spanish, program staff test and measure the referred…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Ornstein, Jacob; Goodman, Paul W. – 1974
A study was conducted to supply data on the characteristics of young adult Chicanos compared with their Anglo peers. A stratified random sample of undergraduate Mexican-American (N=153) and Anglo (N=148) students was taken at the University of Texas, El Paso, where one third of the students enrolled have a Spanish surname. A self-devised…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingualism, College Students
Figueroa, Ramon – 1971
This content analysis schedule for the Bilingual Project of Rochester, 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 linguistic background…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Tulasiewicz, Witold, Ed.; Adams, Anthony, Ed. – 1998
This book on mother tongue (native language) teaching in Europe contains three parts. The first explores definitions and teaching implications of mother tongues, including issues of language identity, language standards, mother tongue roles, and language policies in the European Union. The second part consists of nine case studies: "Teaching…
Descriptors: Bielorussian, Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
Cenoz, Jasone; Valencia, Jose F. – 1996
A study comparing the request strategies of native and non-native speakers of English and Spanish is reported. Subjects were 29 American and 78 European students with varied first languages, enrolled in English and Spanish courses at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). Data were obtained using a general background questionnaire and a…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Differences
Pillen, Michelle B.; Hoewing-Roberson, Renee C. – 1992
As part of a substance abuse prevention project, a measure was developed in both English and Spanish to measure levels of acculturation among members of a Latino youth population for later comparison of acculturation with high-risk behaviors. The Latino Youth Acculturation Scale (LYAS) consists of 23 items. Eleven items deal with language use of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Fisiak, Jacek, Ed. – Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, 1990
Fourteen articles are presented in this volume on contrastive linguistics. The articles and authors are as follows: "A Brief Falsificationist Look at Contrastive Sociolinguistics" (K. Janicki); "The Locus of French Gender Control" (W. A. Bennett); "On the English Perfect Tense and Current Relevance Implicatures" (J.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Danish, English
Bruhn, Thea C. – 1984
A survey is presented of the status and usage patterns of the lingua francas--common languages used as a medium of communication between ethnically and linguistically diverse peoples--of the African continent. The survey gives an overview of the general language situation and briefly describes the major languages: Swahili, Hausa, Fufulde,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Arabic, Armed Forces
Williams, Miriam Q.; Labriola, Robert J. – 1977
Providing a data basis for the planning and implementation of educational programs for migrant adults, this guide is a product of a year-long research effort which focused on the adult migrants in Pennsylvania, their educational needs and interests, the unique factors which should be considered in designing and providing educational programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agricultural Laborers, Bibliographies, Educational Objectives
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the communicative competence of teenage boys in a northern United States urban warren; (2) the effects of second language learning upon reading achievement in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Black Students, Communication Skills
Lopez-Ferrer, Edgardo; And Others – 1971
This content analysis schedule for the Bilingual Education Center of Chicago presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant language of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the linguistic background of…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Glick, Toby; Gonzalez, Castor – 1971
This content analysis schedule for the bilingual program of the Marysville (California) Joint Unified School District 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…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Content Analysis
Broeder, Peter; Extra, Guus – 1999
Immigrant minority groups and immigrant minority languages in Europe are viewed from three perspectives (demographic, sociolinguistic, and educational) through case studies. The first part, using a demographic approach, includes research on immigrant minority groups in population statistics of both European Union and English-dominant countries…
Descriptors: Arabic, Berber Languages, Case Studies, Chinese