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Bell, Anita Molly; Dy, Som – 1984
The book is both a guide to the language experience approach for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and a collection of one ESL student's personal narratives about his home country. The first section describes the language experience approach, which uses the student's own language and experience as the source of second language learning…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cambodians, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
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McGinnis, Theresa – Afterschool Matters, 2005
Afterschool migrant education programs can support youths' multilingual and multimodal literacy practices by incorporating activities associated with the students' cultures, such as dancing, games, language practice, and crafts. These activities not only reflect diverse sign systems and modes of communication, but also display the important…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Migrant Education, Youth Programs, Literacy Education
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This guide is addressed to teachers and/or school administrators who may have non-English-speaking Vietnamese and Cambodian children in their classrooms. The guide describes certain interference problems involved in learning a second language, as well as a number of psychological and cultural factors affecting the learning process. A suggested…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques
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Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This phrase book is intended for American elementary school teachers who may have Indochinese refugee children in their classes. One of the best ways to create a warm and friendly atmosphere for Vietnamese students in the classroom is to recognize their language by attempting simple phrases and sentences in Vietnamese. The phrases given here…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
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Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This phrase book is intended for American elementary school teachers who may have Indochinese refugee children under their supervision. One of the best ways to convey understanding and sensitivity is to recognize the children's language by attempting to communicate with them using simple Vietnamese phrases and sentences. The phrases given here are…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Childrens Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This three-part paper consists of: (1) an annotated bibliography of tests for English as a Second Language and for learning ability, (2) a bibliography about second language testing, and (3) a list of ten principles for test construction and administration for those who wish to write their own tests. The bibliographies are not exhaustive, but the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Cambodian, Cognitive Tests
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This bulletin focuses on the question of resources available to Indochinese school-age children learning English as a second language (ESL), and particularly on the resources available in the community outside the regular school-year program. The guide also suggests and discusses a variety of approaches to the study and review of English language…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cambodian, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Le, Thao N.; Monfared, Golnoush; Stockdale, Gary D. – Crime & Delinquency, 2005
The study of delinquency has focused on examining the relative predictive value of school, parent, and peer contextual variables, but relatively little research has included Chinese and Southeast Asian youth. Using data from a larger, community-based research study with 329 Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian or Mien, and Vietnamese youth, the authors…
Descriptors: Laotians, Cambodians, Delinquency, Ethnic Groups
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West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA. – 1996
The documents in this collection relate to the Homeless Education Project conducted in the elementary and secondary schools of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (California). The first document is a chart describing the project and its main goals: (1) an accelerated curriculum in reading and mathematics; (2) effective procedures for…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Access to Education, Cambodian, Child Development
Lucas, Alice – 1993
During the 1980s more than 100,000 refugees poured into the United States from Cambodia. This essay is intended to inform educators and others who work with Cambodian families about recent Cambodian history and traditional Cambodian culture and to create awareness of the social and psychological significance of these factors. The waves of refugees…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Asian Americans
Weinstein-Shr, Gail; Lewis, Nora E. – 1989
As the large immigrant/refugee population in the United States ages, mainstream institutions, such as schools, workplaces, and social services, are increasingly challenged to meet the needs of elders. Certain themes and difficulties in acculturation emerge repeatedly, including financial insecurities, health issues, loneliness and isolation,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Literacy, Cambodians, Chinese Americans
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1989
Data on California public school enrollments and staff relating to minority languages are presented in tabular and map distribution form, with some summary narrative. Tables include: (1) trends in number of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students by county since from 1985-89; (2) number of LEP students by county and grade, 1989; (3) LEP students…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers, Cambodian
Villegas, Jose; And Others – 1984
Project BACIS, a multi-site program in its first year of funding, provided instructional, resource, and supportive assistance to approximately 270 students of limited English proficiency in three New York City high schools. The project, which served recent immigrants from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Haiti, had as its primary stated goal "the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement Gains, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs
Ellis, Arthur A. – 1980
This document, published by the Office of Refugee Services, Department of Social Services, describes a study of the cultural conflicts and other difficulties experienced by Indochinese children and their families during their assimilation into the North American culture. Following an introductory overview of the study's objectives and methodology,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cambodians, Children
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. – 1981
This is the report of a study in which the needs of Nebraska Indochinese refugees were assessed by in-person interviews in 115 households representing 30% of the Indochinese households in the State. These households included five ethnic groups (ethnic Vietnamese, Chinese Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, and Hmong) and were representatives of the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Cambodians
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