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Clay, Phyllis L. – 1991
A summative evaluation is presented of the 3 years of implementation of the Central Foreign Language Magnet School in Kansas City, Missouri. Two types of instruction are featured: language-only instruction and partial immersion instruction. All students in the program had daily language classes. The language-only students had their core courses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, French
Download full textManitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Curriculum Services Branch. – 1993
The 1991 Manitoba Health Education Assessment consisted of the grade-4 health education test, a survey of grade-4 teachers, and the comparison of student performance in grades 5 and 10 from 1982 to 1991. The grade-4 sample consisted of 10% of students from English language schools, all students in Franco-Manitoban schools, and 25% of all students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Trute, Joy W. – 1990
A kindergarten teacher implemented a 10-week practicum study designed to enhance the English acquisition of 38 limited English proficient kindergarten children. Primary goals of the study were to: (1) narrow the learning gap between the English speaking children and the limited English proficient children; and (2) develop language skills the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1989
This 68-item annotated bibliography is composed of materials for teaching German language arts at the elementary and secondary levels. For each of the entries, the following information is indicated: target language, educational level, material type, content area, title, date of publication, author/developer, publisher and availability…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Records, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Snyder, Barbara, Ed. – 1986
A collection of papers on second language instruction includes: "The Immersion Approach: Principle and Practice" (Helena Anderson Curtain); "Authentic Camera-Produced Materials for Random-Access Video Delivery" (Francis Lide, Barbara Lide); "Listening: What's Really Going on in the Classroom?" (Donna Reseigh Long); "Listening and Learning:…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Lindholm, Kathryn J.; Fairchild, Halford H. – 1988
The results of a longitudinal evaluation of an innovative educational program in bilingual immersion at the San Diego City Schools are presented. The program's goals emphasized the acquisition of communicative proficiency, in English and Spanish, for both native-English-speaking and native-Spanish-speaking students. Using a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Demonstration Programs
Teschner, Richard V. – 1988
The El Paso (Texas) Independent School District's district-wide program in majority-language (English) immersion is examined to determine the source of its success. The program's similarities to and differences from the Canadian immersion model are explored. The program's superior results in comparison with the same district's transitional…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1983
A preliminary, descriptive overview of the students and their progress in the first year of a new French immersion program looks at the 1982-83 grade 8 cohort of 40 students, most of whom had come from the standard core French program in grades 6 and 7, and compares their progress in other subjects with two grade 8 classes in another school. Data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, French
Snyder, Barbara, Ed. – The OMLTA Journal, 1984
The journal includes nine articles on the theme of a world view of foreign language teaching. They are: "The Foreign Language Articulation Task Force Survey: A Report" (Reid Baker); "Report of the Ohio Foreign Language Task Force" (Barbara Snyder); "The Akron Story Part I: Summer Foreign Language Camps" (John D. Durden and Sandra K. Strauber);…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities
D'Anglejan, Alison; And Others – 1979
Three experimental studies were carried out to examine the ability of groups of learners of English as a second language to solve problems of deductive reasoning (three term linear syllogisms) in their native and second languages. In the first study involving Canadian francophones studying English, subjects solved problems more effectively in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adult Learning, Adults, Bilingual Education
Lapkin, Sharon, Ed.; Kamin, Jill, Ed. – 1977
This annotated inventory of materials is a result of a survey conducted in response to a number of requests for information about curriculum materials appropriate for use in French immersion programs at the early grade levels. In addition to making available to teachers, consultants, and educators an annotated list of materials used at each grade…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art Education, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education
Stern, H. H. – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1978
This paper presents historical information about language teaching methods and focuses on "formal" and "functional" strategies of teaching and learning. Particular attention is directed toward the immersion type of education. A table that lists developments in language teaching theory from 1840-1977 is presented. A table that summarizes…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Experiential Learning
Cohen, Andrew – 1975
The success of various French immersion programs in Canada and of one Spanish immersion program for English speakers in Culver City, California, has prompted the author to define "successful" and to attempt to identify ingredients desirable in an immersion program. A tentative 14-point checklist for a successful immersion program is provided, both…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
Wright, Wayne E.; Choi, Daniel – Language Policy Research Unit, 2005
This survey of third-grade teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona regarding school language and accountability policies--Proposition 203 (a voter-initiative that restricts the use of bilingual education programs in Arizona schools), the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and Arizona LEARNS (the state's high-stakes…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers
Wright, Wayne E.; Choi, Daniel – Education Policy Research Unit, 2005
This survey of third-grade teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona regarding school language and accountability policies--Proposition 203 (a voter-initiative that restricts the use of bilingual education programs in Arizona schools), the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and Arizona LEARNS (the state's high-stakes…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers
