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Cooper, Robert L.; Fishman, Joshua A. – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1974
The importance of student attitudes to the target language in second language learning is discussed, and several studies are briefly described relating to language attitudes. (RM)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cultural Influences, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedFishman, Joshua A. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1980
Examines five biliterate (reading/writing mastery in two languages) educational settings for their functional approaches to language instruction and their different teaching methods. Notes the implications of such examinations and comparisons regarding regular English instruction and teaching English to speakers of other languages. (RL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition
Download full textFishman, Joshua A.; And Others – 1968
The five papers collected in this booklet present an overall view of language development from the early 1950's to the present. Joshua A. Fishman discusses language and the problems of social and national development and indicates how sociolinguistic research may illuminate these problems. Albert H. Marckwardt considers the teaching of English as…
Descriptors: Educational Television, English (Second Language), Federal Aid, Financial Support
