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Wong, Irene F. H. – 1978
In the last 15 years or so, Malaysian English has begun to come into its own as a dialect peculiar to its own region and yet intelligible on the whole to English speakers everywhere. There is evidence that English is undergoing a transitional stage in Malaysia; use of English is progressively reduced as use of Bahasa Malaysia is increased. The…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialect Studies, Educational Policy, English for Special Purposes
Padilla, Raymond V., Ed. – 1980
The second of three volumes that present the three basic factors of the bilingual education equation--public policy, theory, and technology--this volume focuses on the theoretical aspects of bilingual education. Papers from the areas of language, culture, neurolinguistics, and pedagogy include: (1) "Ethnic and Linguistic Processes: The Future…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Development
Williams, Linda K. – 1978
This paper examines the questions of whether or not previous knowledge of Spanish (oral and/or written) interferes with an English as a second language (ESL) student's acquisition of English reading skills, which skills are affected, and what classroom techniques are successful in dealing with it. Two contrasting views of reading are examined:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading
Blatchford, Charles H., Ed.; Schachter, Jacquelyn, Ed. – 1978
A selection of 29 papers presented at the 1978 TESOL convention is presented. Part one consists of the plenary addresses which concern the following: a survey of the profession, the notional-functional syllabus, the humanization of English as a Second Language, and a review of inconsistencies of national policies and priorities regarding the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Lester, Mark; And Others – ELT Documents, 1978
This issue contains articles ranging from a theoretical discussion of the nature of an international language to an assessment of the implications of teaching a local form of English. The following articles are included: (1) "International English and Language Variation," by M. Lester; (2) "The English Language, Ideology, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies
Brislin, Richard W., Ed.; Hamnett, Michael P., Ed. – 1977
The first section of this volume includes articles on cross-cultural teaching: "Mau Piailug's Navigation of Hokule'a from Hawaii to Tahiti," by David Lewis; "The New World Order and the Globalization of Social Science: Some Implications for Teaching Cross-Culturally," by Amarjit Singh; "Ponape: Cross-Cultural Contact,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Anxiety, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training
Huber, Jake, Ed.; And Others – 1976
Sponsored by 10 State departments of education (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming), the Project participants met in San Antonio, Texas, on November 17-19, 1976 to discuss bilingual/multicultural education. Since Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas have had significant experience in this field and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Court Litigation
Mazon, Manuel Reyes, Ed. – 1972
Prior to an intensive 3-day conference, position papers were prepared by a select group of Mexican American scholars, representing the areas of history, anthropology, bilingualism, sociology, political science, education research, psychology, and cultural arts. Under suggested guidelines, selected Mexican American educational leaders reacted to…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Change Agents, Cultural Awareness
Labov, William; And Others – 1968
Volume I of this report (AL 001 821) is a general description of the project, background and related research, the methods employed, and a linguistic analysis of the structural differences in grammar and phonology between non-standard Negro English (NNE) and Standard English (SE). Volume II is directed to a wider range of readers and deals with…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Black Dialects
Freeman, David E.; Freeman, Yvonne S. – 2001
This book purports to expand the learning potential of students by considering how the world inside the school interacts with outside social contexts. As the schooling of English language learners becomes ever more complex and political, this book has been updated in a second edition to address new trends and issues related to the teaching of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Charts, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Macdonald, C. A. – 1990
The Threshold Project, a 3-year project that followed a 1985 pilot study, examined the nature of the language and learning difficulties that black Standard Three (Std 3, or grade 5) children in South Africa experience when they change from their mother tongue of Sepedi to English as a medium of instruction and learning, a policy known as…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingual Education, Black Youth, Change Strategies
Galda, Lee, Ed.; Pellegrini, Anthony D., Ed. – 1985
The question of the relationship between children's play and more formal, literate uses of language is explored in the 9 studies described in this volume. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: (1) "The Influence of Discourse Content and Context on Preschoolers' Use of Language" (Lucia A. French, Joan Lucariello, Susan Seidman, and Katherine…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis
Brown, Mark E.; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1977
This paper offers a two-step review to be used in designing dominance assessment plans and in determining appropriate instrumentation. The first step provides a classification system of dominance instruments according to testing specificity and strategy. The second step suggests criteria by which such instruments can be evaluated and selected.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Gutow, Howard, Ed. – Cross Currents, 1978
This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "The Japanese Concept of Hanashi-Kata and Its Potential Influence on Foreign Language Acquisition" by James R. Bowers; "Linguistic Relativity and Foreign Language Learning" by Ronald Taubitz; "On Being a Sansei English Teacher in Japan" by Ruth…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Traits, Educational Policy
Labov, William; And Others – 1968
This study investigates the structural and functional differences between the non-standard Negro English of northern ghetto areas (NNE) and standard English (SE). The major field work was done in Central Harlem with (1) a geographically random sample of 50 pre-adolescent speakers in Vacation Day Camps, (2) six pre-adolescent and adolescent peer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Groups, Black Culture
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