This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. The glottonym Croatian in Austria covers two linguistic realities, namely the recognised minority language of Burgenland Croats and the Croatian standard language as a migrant language of the recent…

This regional dossier aims to provide a concise description of the European minority language, German in South Tyrol, in education. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects such as the number of schools,…

This regional dossier aims to provide a concise description of the European minority language, Danish, in education. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects such as the number of schools, teachers,…

This textbook is intended to be used in a beginning German course. It focuses on material of practical value offered and taught to bring students quickly and surely to the point where they can readily understand and speak the language. [For the "Teacher's Manual for Beginner's German. First Book," see ED623520.]

This U.S. social studies textbook is intended for high school students of German. The text is an example of a content-based approach to foreign language instruction in which already familiar content forms a base onto which the target language forms are mapped. The material is not limited to the familiar: students are encouraged to view familiar…

Examining the overseas experience of language learners in diverse contexts through a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, studies in this volume look at the acquisition of language use, socialization processes, learner motivation, identity and learning strategies. In this way, the volume offers a privileged window into learner…

The guide to "false friends," or false cognates, in German and English is designed such that it can be used as either an instructional tool or a reference guide. An introductory section defines false friends and discusses different types, and provides a set of symbols for distinguishing them. The first major section lists, alphabetically…

The second guide to "false friends," or false cognates, in German and English lists and discusses more difficult terms than the first guide. An introductory section defines false friends and discusses different types, and provides a set of symbols for distinguishing them. The first major section lists, alphabetically in German, and…

This storybook/workbook presents a communicative-based approach to learning German as a foreign language. It is intended for developing the reading skills of the young learner of German in Alberta. The text concerns the adventures of a child. Interspersed throughout the story are various exercises in which the learner is engaged to fill in or…

This document consists of three workbooks, one each for grades 6, 7, and 8. The workbooks are designed as review and refresher materials for mathematics. The emphasis is on word problems, all of which are written in German. The workbooks are part of a German language immersion program. (JC)

This text- and workbook serves as an introduction to French, German, and Spanish as second languages. An introductory chapter discusses the relatedness of languages and the interrelationships of the Indo-European language families. The relationships of French, German, and Spanish to English are demonstrated in cognate exercises. In the second…