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Child-Level Factors Associated with Spanish-English Bilingual Toddlers' Productive Vocabulary Growth
Perla B. Gámez; Maily Galindo; Carla Jáuregui – Developmental Psychology, 2024
This longitudinal study - conducted in the Midwestern United States - examines the child-level factors that promote Spanish-English bilingual toddlers' (n = 47; M[subscript age] = 18.80 months; SD[subscript age] = 0.57) productive vocabulary skills from 18 to 30 months of age. At 6-month intervals, caregivers reported on toddlers' Spanish and…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Longitudinal Studies, Bilingualism, Spanish
Planas, Núria – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2014
The data reported in this article come from a large project whose goal was to explore how Latin American students in Catalonia, Spain use their two languages--Spanish and Catalan--to support their learning of mathematics in small groups with other students who are Spanish- or Catalan-dominant. For 5 years, lessons from bilingual mathematics…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Spanish, Romance Languages, Bilingual Education
Campos, Alfredo; Camino, Estefania; Perez-Fabello, Maria Jose – Educational Gerontology, 2011
The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of word image vividness on the immediate and long-term recall (one-day interval) of words using either the rote repetition learning method or the keyword mnemonics method in a sample of adults aged 55 to 70 years. Subjects learned a list of concrete and abstract words using either rote…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Adult Learning, Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology)

Davis, J. Gary – Hispania, 1977
Presents various arguments on the etymology of the Spanish word "trabajo" from several Latin antecedents. (CHK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dictionaries, Etymology, Latin

Patterson, William T. – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: Charts, Dictionaries, Etymology, Grammar

Gold, David L. – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1977
Latin America is the most widely used of the terms, but a more precise designation, at least in scholarly usage, would be useful. Distinctions are made on the basis of language in favor of the terms in the title. A bibliographical note for further reference is appended. (AMH)
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Hispanic Americans, Language Usage, Latin American Culture
Llorens, Washington – Yelmo, 1976
This article discusses the nature of so-called Americanisms in present-day Latin American Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Research, Language Usage
Izzo, Herbert J. – 1975
Drawing on the analogy between the linguistic Romanization of Europe and the Hispanization of America, this paper attempts to investigate the validity of the so-called substream theory to account for the development and diversification of the Romance languages. Phonetic peculiarities of Spanish in America are analyzed, and it is concluded that…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects, Latin

Montgomery, Thomas – Language, 1978
A type of sound symbolism that has influenced the composition of modern Spanish vocabulary is discussed. Rates of lexical retention and loss are attributed to the degree to which verbs fit the developing morphophonemic and semantic patterns. (EJS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Saloom, Barbara B. – 1991
Prepared for the adult or college student who wants to attain a speaking knowledge of Spanish spoken in Hispanic America, this book places more emphasis on communication and comprehension than on grammatical depth. It does not presuppose a knowledge of Spanish or experience with a second language. Emphasis is on repetition. Each lesson includes…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Conversational Language Courses, Higher Education
Molina Redondo, Jose Andres de – Revista de Filologia Espanola, 1968
In 1602, Bernardo Jose de Aldrete wrote a book on Spanish linguistics entitled "Del origen de la lengua castellana o romance que hoy se usa en Espana" (The Origin of Castilian Presently Spoken in Spain") in which he explains and defends Castilian against the purist preference for Latin. This article reviews and evaluates Aldrete's linguistic ideas…
Descriptors: Etymology, Grammar, Language Instruction, Latin
Keller, Howard H. – 1978
Three approaches to vocabulary presentation in the second language classroom are described. The examples used are drawn largely from German, Russian, French, Latin, and Greek, but they can be extended to all commonly taught languages, although certain approaches are particularly suited to specific languages. In addition, the goals of a particular…
Descriptors: Etymology, French, German, Greek
Burris, Carol – 1995
This guide is intended to be a resource for teachers of the newly arrived Hispanic immigrant child. The number of children who enter U.S. schools without knowledge of English or whose first language is Spanish is growing and will continue to grow. Teachers will need to meet the challenge of educating students whose native language is not English…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culturally Relevant Education
Ozete, Oscar – 1975
These curricular units are designed to help Spanish students or bilingual students gain a better understanding of the history, geography, and culture of Nicaragua, Wisconsin's "sister state" in Central America. In its entirety, the bulletin can serve as the basis of a cultural mini-course. However, since each section is a self-contained…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Clapper, William, Ed. – 1978
A group of activiites for responding to individual learner needs designed by seven teachers of Spanish, French, and Latin, are presented as practical application exercises to meet identified learner problems in their classrooms. The source of learner problems was identified and correlated to specific learning tasks according to the original model…
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Individual Needs, Instructional Materials
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