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Download full textSoudek, Lev I.; Soudek, Miluse – 1984
Current practices and materials for teaching English as a second language (ESL) contain oversimplifications about English based on the assumption of a uniform language type and standard of usage, presented to foreign learners for pedagogical clarity. ESL teachers may be aware of the language's diversity but are not prepared to provide…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dialects, English (Second Language), Language Styles
Peer reviewedGentry, J. Richard – Reading World, 1983
Presents a series of 10 true-false statements pertaining to dialect, then discusses the correct answers. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level
Jackson, T. Wendell; Clegg, J. Halvor – 1988
Previous research on Spanish vocabulary for second language instruction has focused primarily on word frequency in a variety of print sources, and has the added disadvantages of being outdated and having too complex a format. A new, computer-based analysis of spoken Spanish from different dialect regions of the world was undertaken to provide more…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Dialects, Form Classes (Languages)
Shaw, A. M. – MEXTESOL Journal, 1983
Three dictionaries are compared for their usefulness to teachers of English as a foreign language, teachers in training, students, and other users of English as a foreign language. The issue of monolingual versus bilingual dictionary format is discussed, and a previous analysis of the two bilingual dictionaries is summarized. Pronunciation…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Culture, Dialects
Jacobson, Steven A.; McGary, Jane, Ed. – 1984
This is one of a series of handbooks designed to assist classroom teachers, bilingual-bicultural education and special education program staff, counselors, and school administrators in instructional services for students from native Alaskan language groups. The unique sociocultural and linguistic characteristics of Yup'ik speakers as they relate…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences, Dialects
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1980
The proceedings of a conference designed to give researchers and educators the opportunity to discuss issues affecting public education, this report opens with a description of the Research and Development Exchange Coordinating Group's initial efforts to address teacher concerns in oral and written communication instruction. It then lists…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1983
The handbook, intended to assist California school personnel in understanding the Portuguese language minority group, is designed for use by bilingual education specialists, administrators, and other teachers. An introductory section presents several vignettes of language situations in the schools. Two subsequent chapters outline general…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Community Organizations
