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Direct linkBarac, Raluca; Bialystok, Ellen – Child Development, 2012
A total of 104 six-year-old children belonging to 4 groups (English monolinguals, Chinese-English bilinguals, French-English bilinguals, Spanish-English bilinguals) were compared on 3 verbal tasks and 1 nonverbal executive control task to examine the generality of the bilingual effects on development. Bilingual groups differed in degree of…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Cultural Background, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Laroche, Jacques M. – 1982
Describing the dialectics of theoretical versus applied linguistics and sociological data, this study compares the average achievement in French of Spanish-speaking learners (Chicanos in a southwestern university) with English-speaking monolinguals. Although Spanish and French belong to the Romance Languages and share a great number of cognates…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Background, Error Analysis (Language)
Peer reviewedLewald, H. Ernest – Foreign Language Annals, 1974
Describes pilot classes in culture-oriented French and Spanish instruction conducted over a two-year period. (KM)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, French
Swanson, Maria Medina – 1974
This overview of bilingual education concerns definitions, rationale, program and student characteristics, background in the United States, data on bilingual programs, the sociocultural context, the politics of bilingual education, the development of specific bilingual programs, and studies and implications for the foreign language profession.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Community Involvement
Gilbert, Glenn G., Ed. – 1970
This book contains studies of seven non-English languages spoken in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, as well as a final chapter based on data obtained from Swedish-English bilinguals in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Minnesota. The individual studies are: Lurline H. Coltharp, "Invitation to the Dance: Spanish in the El Paso Underworld"; Janet B.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Background, Czech, Dialect Studies
Download full textCondon,E.C. – 1974
From an individual's viewpoint, it is argued, culture establishes a meaningful context of social institutions, ecological practices, and personal rules of conduct which provide each group member with a blueprint for social existence. But, behavior is also conditioned by unconscious internalized patterns, which tend to be accepted by everyone as…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Lado, Robert; And Others – 1961
Major speeches on culture and language instruction explore anthropological, humanistic, and integrative perspectives. The complete talks delivered by Margaret Mead, Katherine Bateson Kassarjian, and Nicholas B. Adams are included with condensed version of Laurence Wylie's remarks. Also in the conference report are summaries of the French, German,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Bibliographies, Conference Reports, Cross Cultural Studies
Carrington, L. D.; And Others – 1972
The great diversity in the linguistic backgrounds of children in Trinidad could be a significant factor in problems in English language learning and teaching. To investigate this possibility, teachers have been completing questionnaires concerning the linguistic background and regular exposure to Hindi, French Creole, Spanish, or Chinese, of some…
Descriptors: African Languages, Children, Chinese, Creoles
Brown, R.W.; And Others – PMLA, 1953
The comprehensive report of the activities of the 1953 interdisciplinary seminar in language and culture held at Ann Arbor, Michigan appears here with the working bibliography compiled at the time of the seminar. The report discusses existing text materials, general perspectives, popular conceptions of nationality, objective criteria,…
Descriptors: American Culture, Bibliographies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
PAQUETTE, F. ANDRE; TOLLINGER, SUZANNE – 1966
THE DIRECTOR OF TESTING OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (MLA), WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 28 SELECTED IMPARTIAL PROFESSIONALS, PRODUCED INDIVIDUALLY AND IN TEAMS THIS CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE MLA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS IN ORDER TO POINT OUT EXISTING DEFICIENCIES AND TO SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS IN FUTURE TEST DEVELOPMENT. THIS HANDBOOK…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Students, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Background
Watkins, Stephen A. – WAFLT Forum, 1978
Olympic View Middle School has established a program designed to stimulate interest in foreign languages and cultures. The course is intended as an introduction to foreign language and culture study, and is required for all 7th and 8th grade students. Program 1 of the course is taught during one semester of 7th grade, Program 2 during one semester…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness
