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Young, Richard, Ed.; He, Agnes Weiyun, Ed. – 1998
Papers on second language oral proficiency testing include: "Language Proficiency Interviews: A Discourse Approach" (Agnes Weiyun He, Richard Young); "Re-Analyzing the OPI: How Much Does It Look Like Natural Conversation?" (Marysia Johnson, Andrea Tyler); "Evaluating Learner Interactional Skills: Conversation at the Micro…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Download full textRorschach, Elizabeth; Tillyer, Anthea; Verdi, Gail – 1992
An experimental English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program at City College (New York) is reported. The federally funded project investigated the effectiveness of an instructional method entitled "Fluency First" and based on whole language theories of learning. It requires large amounts of reading and writing, collaboration with peers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College Students, Curriculum Development
Cazden, Courtney B., Ed.; Snow, Catherine E., Ed. – American Academy of Political and Social Science Annals, 1990
The special issue of the journal is devoted to a variety of historical, educational, and policy issues arising in the debate over establishing English as the single official language of the United States. Articles on this topic include: "Bilingual Education and English-Only: A Language Planning Framework" (Nancy H. Hornberger);…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Acquafredda, Miriam – 1993
A Madison School District (Phoenix, Arizona) program in which parent volunteers teach Spanish to fifth and sixth graders is described. The program originated with the author, who as a parent volunteer had been teaching Spanish to her child's class. First, a brief account is given of the history of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Elementary School Students, FLES, Grade 5
Lynch, Joanne – 1993
This report presents an evaluation of the Transitional Bilingual Education Project (TBEP), an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its third year of operation at P.S. 9 and P.S. 133 in Brooklyn, New York. The project served 128 limited English proficient students, focusing on the provision of structured English and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs
Clarke, Candice – 1993
This report presents an evaluation of the Bilingual Academic and Career Education Services for Hispanic High School Students (Project BACES), an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its third year of operation at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and George Washington High School in Manhattan. The project served…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education
Lynch, Joanne – 1993
This report presents an evaluation of the Excellence and Success through Career Understanding and Enriched Language Activities (Project ESCUELA), an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its second year of operation at five schools in Brooklyn, New York. The project served 415 Spanish-speaking and 178 Yiddish-speaking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education
Tarrow, Norma; Sutter, Richard – 1994
Searching for additional bilingual-crosscultural teachers, the California State University (CSU) system plans to combine teacher education and the CSU International Programs approach. Basic elements of this program are: (1) intensive study of Spanish and immersion in a Spanish-speaking milieu; (2) a living experience in the Mexican culture; (3) a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teachers, Cross Cultural Studies
Baez, Raquel – 1993
Reinforcing E.S.L. with Los Cumbancheros Choral Performance Group was a state-funded program functioning at seven elementary and junior high schools in the Bronx (New York) in 1992-93, its fifth year. the program served 244 Latino students primarily of limited English proficiency (LEP); a few English-proficient and special education students were…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Choral Music, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Andersen, Linda; Lange, Irene – 1990
A California State University (Fullerton) program brings together faculty in business administration, economics, and foreign languages in an interdisciplinary effort to internationalize the business curriculum. The program has attracted a rapidly enlarging student following, with Spanish the largest language concentration and Japanese the fastest…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Case Studies, Degree Requirements
Smolen, Lynn – 1990
In response to the changing world economic market, foreign language teachers of the University of Akron and Akron Public Schools (Ohio) began a joint project, federally supported, to strengthen foreign language teacher proficiency in the area of careers in business, education, and government service, strengthen oral proficiency of high school…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Career Exploration, Chinese, College School Cooperation
Hirano-Nakanishi, Marsha J.; Diaz, R. Leticia – 1982
Little has been done to analyze the forces that predict whether high-risk students will stay in school or drop out. Current and retrospective data from 27 high-risk youths were studied to shed light on this problem and to suggest ways of improving educational services. The at-risk students were from low socioeconomic backgrounds, were Mexican…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Cohort Analysis
Keehn, Martha, Ed. – 1983
A Spanish version of a manual on workshops for training nutrition and health field educators to approach communities more sensitively emphasizes techniques for involving community members in efforts to achieve better health and nutrition. Experiential workshop materials and techniques have been field-tested in several countries, including…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Health Services
Valadez, Concepcion M.; Gregoire, Clementina P. – 1989
This paper reports on a study of the curricular development in the ABC Unified School District in Southern California, over a span of 10-15 years, in response to an increase in limited-English-speaking students and legislative mandates. The case study was conducted through document review, observations, and interviews. The study focuses on key…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Berney, Tomi D.; Alvarez, Rosalyn – 1989
Project Bilingual Language Arts Survival Training (BLAST) served 254 Spanish-speaking 9th- through 12th-graders at Walton High School in the Bronx in its fifth year of funding. The program's aim was to supplement the school's bilingual program by providing instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts (NLA) and culture,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Exploration
