Outlines a project for setting up bilingual schools for Italian children in Switzerland and Germany and discusses the advantages of doing so. (CFM)

Simulations and games should be investigated as a technique for bicultural-bilingual education programs. (MM)

Describes and explores the activities of members of a listserv group in their efforts to defend bilingual education in Arizona. Attempts to delineate ways in which such a "virtual" group develops the cohesion it requires to sustain its activities in the absence of direct, face-to-face contact. (Author/VWL)

Examines why there is so much opposition to bilingual education, despite the strong rationale for it and the positive research regarding its effectiveness. (Author/VWL)

Reviews the current situations and the potential for bilingual programs in Haiti and Trinidad, bringing out major differences between the language situation in the two. Suggests ways by which bilingual programs may be implemented in Haiti and the ensuing benefits. Shows why bilingual programs are not likely to be implemented in Trinidad, what is…

Describes a culture-specific bilingual career awareness program for Chinese and Korean American parents held in neighborhood community settings and employing the use of bilingual role models and bilingual career information materials which served 2,553 parents. (Author/ABL)

Capitalizing on the strengths of language-minority students is an important approach to helping them function in English. For example, if students have a solid foundation in grammar in their primary language, use it in explaining English grammar. (SK)

A set of classroom experiences for teaching Mexican culture is outlined. Integrated into the Mexican cultural unit are stories, poems, songs, dances, art activities, science lessons, films, and a variety of language arts activities. (six references) (JL)

Bilingual education, though acknowledged as having the potential to help overcome a wide variety of societal and cultural tensions, remains controversial and frequently misunderstood. The present study examines the extent to which socio-historical and political contexts, in conflict-ridden areas, influence language attitudes and the implementation…

This article examines colonial language policies and practices at the government Central School, Hong Kong--the so-called Eton of the East--in the second half of the nineteenth century. The article, which draws on a range of unpublished primary sources, seeks to enhance our knowledge of an important episode in Hong Kong's educational history and,…

Despite the ethnic and linguistic diversity found in California's public schools, or because of it, in 1998 voters approved Proposition 227, a ballot initiative designed to dismantle bilingual education programs in the state. By the 2003-2004 school year, the California Department of Education reports that statewide 8,908 teachers were providing…

School systems that track students into certain classes and academic programs based on ability end up worsening disparities between high and low performers, according to a far-ranging report that offers recommendations for improving education across Europe. The study, commissioned by a branch of the European Union (EU), also found that bilingual…

Seeking the best pedagogical practices for bilingual higher education and guided by the principles of the sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP), we describe a sub-study of the Sheltered Instruction Research Project (SIRP) which deals with how professors at ÚNICA college in Bogotá, Colombia implement one of the components of the model:…

A survey was conducted with 67 science teachers who taught deaf children at the elementary school level. Teacher background variables, information about teacher preparation and certification, preferred teaching methods, communication methodologies, curriculum, and the use of technology were gathered. A purposeful, convenience sampling technique…

This study addresses one central issue: How do Taiwan's teacher education programs promote future teachers' knowledge that fosters bilingualism in children? Three bodies of knowledge were included in this study. The first reviews the theory of second-language acquisition and bilingualism. The second involves the literature of early childhood…