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García-Mateus, Suzanne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
The two-way immersion dual language education program design includes the use of language labels to identify students as either the English speaker or the speaker of a language other than English. This paper examines four focal student and two teacher interviews to consider the ways in which the idea of a 'language expert' transpired during…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Native Language
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García-Mateus, Suzanne; Zuniga, Christian Ellen – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Prior research describes the positive benefits of dual language education as increasing students academic performance in addition to promoting bilingual development. However, these studies have not adequately addressed the tensions that exist in developing Latina/o communities bilingualism. This paper addresses the issue of bilingual development…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Hispanic American Students, Language Usage
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Straubhaar, Rolf – Berkeley Review of Education, 2021
Ideologies regarding what is "good" teaching undergird common teaching practices and pedagogical decisions, which may support and/or run counter to the broader policy environment in which they occur (Gibson, 1998). Drawing from a six-month ethnography of 10th-grade newcomer students from Mexico and their teachers in a Central Texas…
Descriptors: Accountability, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods, Ethnography
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González-Carriedo, Ricardo; Esprívalo Harrell, Pamela – Computers in the Schools, 2018
This study examined the attitudes of nine teachers in a two-way dual-language program in regard to using technology to support the linguistic and academic development of emergent bilinguals. Using a phenomenological, multiple case-study approach, teachers' perceptions about using technology in education and the potential of technology to advance…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Bilingual Education Programs
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2011
Ten Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary campuses implemented one-way and two-way dual language pilot programs in the 2010-2011 year. This report includes summaries of parent and staff's perception of its implementation, as well as students' levels of advancement in second language proficiency.
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Schools, Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs
IDRA Newsletter, 1996
This theme issue focuses on programs that promote lifelong learning through literacy education, parent empowerment, or parent leadership training. "Adult Literacy Outreach Innovations: Porque Significa Tanto" (Christie L. Goodman) describes a Texas outreach project that focuses on raising public awareness about adult education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
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Clark, Ellen R.; Flores, Belinda B.; Riojas-Cortez, Mari; Smith, Howard L. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
A local university worked with a Texas elementary school serving mostly Mexican Americans to implement a two-way bilingual program, provide inservice and graduate course work for faculty, provide parent training, connect with the community, and provide field experiences for undergraduate bilingual education teachers. Test scores and community…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, Bilingual Teachers, Case Studies, College School Cooperation