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Peer reviewedMusa, F. A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
The production of high quality Arabic-English text poses technical problems that are caused mainly by the high degree of syntactical flexibility which characterizes the Arabic language. This article describes a system which offers some solutions to the problems encountered in processing bilingual Arabic-English text. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arabic, English, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedValdes, Guadalupe; And Others – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1984
Discusses how current procedures for selecting/constructing equivalent texts may lead to error because of their specific limitations; proposes the utilization of micro-propositional analysis coupled with word-frequency lists and readability formulas for constructing "matching" texts; presents some procedures which researchers working in…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, English, Multilingual Materials
Peer reviewedAman, Mohammed M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
Identifies technical and linguistic problems associated with use of Arabic in input and output devices and describes efforts to introduce a unified code for the Arabic language (CODAR-U/FD). The Hydriyya Method, requirements for Arabic terminals suitable for library use, manufacturers of bilingual terminals, and Arabization of software are…
Descriptors: Arabic, Computer Software, Electronics Industry, Equipment Manufacturers
Peer reviewedNgwarsungu, Chiwengo – Journal of Black Studies, 1990
Compares characterization in Western and African novels. Observes that the characters in African novels are principally mediums for exposing the sociopolitical situation. (FMW)
Descriptors: African Literature, Characterization, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Download full textArias-La Forgia, Adalgisa – 1994
This study examines the status and position of civic education and environmental education in the formal curricula of primary and secondary school systems in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. The study consists of two parts: (1) a review of the literature related to each subject and its status in the school systems and the LAC region;…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Latin American Research and Service Agency, Denver, CO. – 1989
This document comprises a report on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) of Hispanic Americans residing in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. A total of 2,400 people (600 per state) were interviewed by telephone between December 1988 and January 1989. The following sample characteristics are…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitudes, Federal Programs, Health
