The final evaluation report for the Colorado City Bilingual Education Program is presented in this paper. The project was directed to kindergarten children from low-income disadvantaged homes; of 63 participants, 53 were Spanish-speaking children and 10 were monolingual English-speaking children. Project staff consisted of a bilingual teacher, a…

A set of elementary bilingual teacher competencies developed by the Dominican College Education and Spanish Departments is given. (RM)

The Pacific Northwest Council of Foreign Languages' 1977 conference is reported here. Second language learning, language instruction, and the future of foreign language study were topics of several papers summarized in this article. (CHK)

The study assessed intra-school factors that seemed to be related to the sharp enrollment decline in French-language classes in southwestern Manitoba. Questionnaires were distributed to all French-language teachers and principals in 78 elementary and secondary schools in 14 school divisions and school districts. It was found that a high proportion…

Results so far suggest that courses tied in with language labs, outlines the system of second language course discussed. (Author/GB)

The French language competence of two groups of English-speaking pupils who are educated via French was investigated. Third and fifth grade English-speaking pupils were compared with French-speaking children of the same age. Results of the study are discussed. (Author/RM)

The author visited elementary school English classes in Puerto Rico and this article illustrates some of their activities. (CK)

Two experimental bilingual classes in French begun in Somerset, Scotland, in September 1973 are described. Included in the course are the study of the language itself and of geography and French civilization through the French language. (RM)

A certain stigma is attached to the term "bilingual." Defining all Americans as ethnics shows that it is not un-American to be bilingual. (Author/TL)

Two basic reasons for including Oral Language Development in the instructional program are (1) to prepare students for reading instruction, and (2) to teach students how to communicate effectively in real-life situations. A child is expected to have had five or six years oral practice in a language before learning to read. When children have…

This elementary French reader was designed for use in a bilingual program. It contains reading selections about life in Madawaska, Maine, illustrated vocabulary lists, and discussion questions. Also included are the words and music for two short songs and four phonetic drills. (PMP)

The first report in this issue, from Fort McPherson, MWT, concerns the ongoing work of transcribing, recording, and teaching Kutchin. In addition, there are reports concerning efforts in progress to preserve various Indian languages, among them Kwakiutl, Skagit, Shulkayn, Shoshoni, and Ojibway. Other investigations and courses in Alaskan native…

This paper argues the case for the establishment of local affiliates of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The author considers the process of language acquisition ("the central business of growing up and of becoming a useful member of society") and the role that both formal and informal education play in it. The…