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Download full textGilzow, Douglas F.; Branaman, Lucinda E. – 2000
This book describes 7 successful foreign language programs that start in preschool or the elementary grades and continue through high school, including both foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) and immersion programs. Written in clear and nontechnical language, this book is designed to be of use to anyone developing an early foreign…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
Rhodes, Nancy; Richardson, Gina – 1989
Two numbers of the CLEAR Materials Resource Series that both deal with teaching languages to children have been combined. Number two summarizes the status of foreign language immersion programs in elementary schools in the United States. For each of the 20 states with total or partial immersion programs, the following information is provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, FLES
Canadian Education Association, Toronto (Ontario). – 1983
Results of a February 1983 survey of 96 Canadian school boards concerning French immersion instruction enrollments and program administration are presented. The survey revealed that 69 boards offered French immersion instruction (61 had early immersion, with an elementary level program in every province), 14 offered bilingual education, 23 offered…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Boards of Education, Budgeting, Educational Quality
Lipton, Gladys, Ed. – 1988
A guide to the planning and implementation of elementary school foreign language (FLES) programs presents statements of opinion and experience in various aspects of program development by a number of experts. An introductory section outlines basic program planning considerations, and a second chapter describes the work of the American Association…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Research, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Field Services. – 1995
The manual provides information to assist elementary school level program and curriculum designers in the creation and administration of second language programs. It is not a how-to manual, but includes descriptive data about program types in existence and criteria for evaluating language proficiency. It contains: a list of terms used and their…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
Savignon, Sandra J., Ed.; Berns, Margie S., Ed. – Studies in Language Learning, 1983
This collection of papers is a resource for classroom teachers and program administrators who want to know not only what the communicative approach to language teaching is all about but how the goal of communicative competence is being met in teaching contexts similar to their own. Papers and authors include: "Functional Approaches to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies
Curtain, Helena; Pesola, Carol Ann Bjornstad – 1994
This book is designed as both a methods text and practical guide for school districts and teachers involved in foreign language instruction at the elementary and middle school levels (grades K-8). Its primary concern is with majority-language speakers and with beginning-level classes. Brief introductory sections outline key concepts for success.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Foreign Languages Section. – 1993
The Louisiana guide for administration of secondary language programs in grades 4-8 outlines the state foreign language mandate and offers guidelines and suggestions for a variety of program elements. An introductory section gives the broad rationale for foreign language instruction and cites the state mandate. The guide then proceeds to specify:…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Educational Technology, Financial Support
