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Download full textMeriam, J. L. – 1938
This classic study is one of a series of reports of investigations carried out during 1936 and 1937 under the "Project in Research in Universities" of the Office of Education. The report describes work done during a 6-year period (1930-36) in a school for Spanish-speaking children where English (language, spelling, writing, reading) was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Disadvantaged, Educational History
PDF pending restorationOregon Univ., Eugene. Foreign Language Resource Center. – 1994
These curriculum units were developed in a National Endowment for the Humanities 1994 summer seminar "Mexico in Transition." The 23 lessons are written in Spanish. Lessons are entitled: (1) "La Migracion Mexicana Vista a Traves del Cuento 'Paso del Norte' de Juan Rulfo" (Jose Jorge Armendariz); (2) "Los Grupos Indigenas de…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Drama, Foreign Countries, Geography
Peer reviewedTrueba, Enrique T. – TESOL Journal, 1998
The narratives of three Mexican immigrants to El Rincon, a fictitious name for a California town, illustrate the process of empowerment fostered by education. Narratives include those of a mother, a fourth-grade teacher, and a high school student aspiring to an engineering degree. Cultural context, working conditions, and the role of language in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Context, Educational Attitudes, Empowerment
State Univ. of New York, Oneonta. Coll. at Oneonta. Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training. – 1993
This resource guide for educators of limited-English-proficient (LEP) migrant students targets survival English for adolescent and adult students. The initial section describes the adult migrant as student and discusses adult language acquisition, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching methods, principles of adult learning, and tips for new…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cultural Background
Irby, George; And Others – 1991
The purpose of this resource guide is to assist educators of limited English proficient (LEP) migrant students in the primary grades in language and mathematics instruction. The stages of language acquisition are described along with practical suggestions for teaching strategies to be used at each stage. Information about Mexican-American and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language), Haitians
Hassel, Elissa Anne – 1991
A content-based curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) focusing on prenatal self-care is presented. The course was designed as a solution to the problem of inadequate prenatal care for limited-English-proficient Mexican immigrant women. The first three sections offer background information on and discussion of (1) content-based ESL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth, Child Health, English (Second Language)
