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Arnhart, Jeanette – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the context of the Northwest Arkansas (NWA) regional setting, this study examines the effects of the Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers (SHNS) model from multiple vantage points. Educational capital and biculturation approaches are employed to help theoretically frame post-secondary educational success and ethnic identity, respectively.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Hispanic American Students, Spanish, Native Speakers
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Yoon-Ramirez, Injeong – Multicultural Perspectives, 2021
This article discusses how art can contribute to the creation of a translanguaging space and how a community program can be a significant site for this collective and creative endeavor. Drawing on translanguaging theories, I founded the "Entretejer/Interweave Community School" program in collaboration with the Immigrant Resource Center,…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Teaching Methods, Community Programs
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Beauchemin, Faythe; Qin, Kongji – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2023
Purpose: Affect is central to the process of teaching and learning. The recent affective turn in literacy education has further underscored its critical potential as an act of resistance against dehumanizing forces that impact students' schooling and life experiences (Dutro, 2019; Leander and Ehret, 2019). This article, taking up the notion of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Code Switching (Language), Play, Language Usage
Blackford, Kelli; Olmstead, Gwen; Stegman, Charles – Online Submission, 2012
Student achievement in literacy and mathematics for students involved in a Spanish language program at a large and diverse school district in Arkansas, were compared to peers' scores who did not participate in the program. The program was implemented to enroll native English speaking students in a Spanish enrichment program (SEP) with the intent…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Statistical Analysis, Spanish, Second Language Learning
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Duursma, Elisabeth; Pan, Barbara A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Most research on parental bookreading has focused on mothers reading to their children. This study examined bookreading practices among approximately 800 fathers and mothers in low-income families. We looked at differences and similarities between families where both parents read frequently compared to families where only mothers read frequently.…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Family Environment, Toddlers, Parent Participation
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1985
The foreign languages segment of Arkansas' statewide curriculum guide outlines instructional objectives for French I and II and Spanish I and II in the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and culture. The guide does not recommend any specific material or method, but emphasizes skills and learning objectives to produce…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Education, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives
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Pouwels, Joel Bollinger – Foreign Language Annals, 1988
Describes the "International Potpourri" two-week residential summer enrichment program for gifted and talented ninth and tenth grade students. The program combined the best elements of foreign language camps and international festivals through a variety of activities including beginning conversation, songs, dances, crafts and food…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, French, German, Gifted
Nickels, Virginia – 1978
A one-year course in which five languages were introduced in conjunction with the study of European and Arkansas state history is described. The course was designed to provide eighth grade students with a basis for deciding whether to study a foreign language. The main goal was to provide awareness of foreign language through conversation and the…
Descriptors: Cherokee, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, European History
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Shortridge, Ann; Sabo, George – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2005
In the fall of 1996, the Arkansas Archeological Survey and the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville received a $180,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching With Technology program. The goal of this grant initiative was to encourage creation of content-rich, computer-based materials…
Descriptors: Internet, Grants, Educational Technology, United States History