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Fiori, Melissa L. – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article reviews the findings of a study which set out to examine the role that consciousness raising (CR) plays in grammatical development in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). Students participated in weekly SCMC sessions. Spanish L2 forms "por/para" and "ser/estar" were chosen, and the data from two groups--form-and-meaning…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication, Social Behavior, Verbs
Penfield, Joyce – 1989
This guide provides answers to teachers' questions about Hispanic students. Its purpose is to provide a conceptual foundation for educators, and to sensitize and inform teachers of the plight of Hispanic students by making them aware of the students' historical, cultural, economic, language, and educational backgrounds. The following sections are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Child Rearing, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Clark, Eve V., Ed.; Holden, Gary, Ed. – 1987
Presented is a collection of 14 conference papers on various aspects of child language acquisition. Papers and authors include: "Language and Psychological Development" (Jean Berko Gleason); "Regression in the Phonological Development of Two Children" (Ken M. Bleile, J. Bruce Tomblin); "Children's Acquisition of the…
Descriptors: Adverbs, American Sign Language, Child Language, Chinese
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: oral language characteristics of college freshmen; the language development of a modern day "wild child"; children's understanding of relational terms; the relationship of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1978
The lessons, games and exercises in the workbook are follow-up work for the units in the reader of the same title. There are many vocabulary, punctuation, and grammar exercises, and spelling games and drills. Additionally, there is an incomplete story for the child to finish by using appropriate words to complete each sentence. These exercises are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Games
Frank, Francine Wattman – 1978
This paper examines the proposition that languages may differ in their potential for non-sexist usage, and that the structure of a language, in particular the gender system, affects the nature of the linguistic response to changing social attitudes regarding sex roles. A brief historical survey of gender and sex-marking is followed by a review of…
Descriptors: English, Feminism, French, Grammar
Omaggio, Alice C. – 1978
This paper presents some of the materials available for games and simulation activities in the foreign language classroom and organizes the materials in terms of their usefulness for reaching specific instructional objectives. The list of games and simulations represents a wide variety of activities that can be used in the development of various…
Descriptors: Chinese, Class Activities, Comprehension, Culture
Davis, A.L.; And Others – 1969
This document attempts to make necessary information on linguistics available to teachers of disadvantaged children. Its first section discusses the three dimensions of language differences--historical, regional, and social--that account for usages frequently condemned without being understood. The second aims at providing a deeper understanding…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Dialects, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics
Castle, Pat; And Others – 1969
This report of a two-day meeting at Bloomington, Illinois in April 1969 discusses the basic elements of each of the first three levels of foreign language learning. Desired student performance at the completion of levels 1, 2, and 3 of Spanish is enumerated for listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. Suggested…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, College School Cooperation

Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1972
This introductory course in Spanish focuses on the listening, speaking, and reading skills as well as presenting some cultural background material. Attention is also paid to developing a positive student attitude toward language learning. The content of the course is centered upon passports, visas, immunization shots, customs, hotel…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Beginning Reading, Course Content, Course Descriptions

Frazier, Jennie; Sloan, Maritza – 1995
An instructional unit for Spanish second language instruction, based on an original story "El Ano Neuvo en Costa Rica" (New Year's in Costa Rica) written by Maritza Sloan, is presented. An introductory section outlines briefly the process of planning a thematic unit and its outcomes, and suggests categories of activities to support…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness
Reiter, Sharon Cabral – 1994
This study investigated the attitudes of 15 urban high school students, enrolled in several different levels of Spanish second language instruction, concerning language study and instruction. Results suggest that students see language instruction as primarily grammar-oriented, but would prefer more oral practice and application. They see…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
As in kits 1-12, the kits in this bilingual language arts strand offer activities in oral language development and language-experience reading, structured reading, and comprehension and interpretation skills. Basic themes of this unit for Spanish-speaking second graders is the neighborhood. Activities also support subthemes of the child, his needs…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Community Resources, Decoding (Reading)
Jacobson, Rodolfo – 1978
This article explores the hypothesis that members of a minority group whose language is other than English are fossilizing their second language patterns in an effort to retain stronger ties with their native culture. An investigation is conducted in which eight undergraduate students of the University of Texas at San Antonio have served as…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, English (Second Language)
Gonzales, Barbara – 1976
In an effort to determine why students with similar academic abilities have differing rates of success in learning English as a second language (ESL), a study of 225 native speakers of Spanish enrolled in the ESL program at Manhattan Community College was conducted during the 1975 Fall semester to test the hypothesis that success in ESL is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences