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Download full textAnstrom, Kris – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report summarizes the results and impact of Title I and Chapter I reforms. In 1992-93, elementary and secondary students (n=6,403,054) participated in Chapter I in the United States; 17 percent of this population was limited English proficient (LEP). Although the program has helped many, educators and researchers have questioned the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Fern, Veronica; And Others – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report offers a synthesis of a Special Issues Analysis Center report based on a focus group that studied active learning and its implications for limited English proficient (LEP) students. Active learning is defined as the level of engagement by the student in the instructional process; it implies the development of a community of learners…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Involvement, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)
Daniel-White, Kimberly, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2002
This issue of "Working Papers in Educational Linguistics" begins with "Negative Evidence in Language Classroom Activities: A Study of Its Availability and Accessibility to Language Learners" (Teresa Pica and Gay N. Washburn), which revisits the issue of negative evidence in second language classrooms. The second paper,…
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Error Correction
Perren, G. E., Ed. – 1979
This is the second of two volumes of working papers produced by working groups of the National Congress on Languages in Education. The papers in this volume are concerned with the relationship between the acquisition and teaching of the native language and the learning and teaching of other languages. The papers included are the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Foreign-Born Parent Network, 1996
This document consists of the first six issues of a newsletter that addresses the concerns and needs of foreign-born parents living in the United States. Spanish-language editions of numbers 4-6 are included. Topics addressed include school and community; bilingual education and home environment; demographics; global learning; leadership; and the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Blue, George, Ed. – 1994
This third volume by the Centre for Language in Education (CLE) is intended to bring together a number of concerns currently under review at the Centre. Articles in this issue include: "Managing Open Learning" (Vicky Wright); "Self-Assessment of Foreign Language Skills: Does It Work?" (George Blue); "Language Awareness and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
Many Voices: A Journal of New Settlers and Multicultural Education Issues, 1993
This document consists of the first five issues (19 months) of a new journal providing an ongoing forum for the celebration of cultural diversity and an examination of the issues of concern to learners and teachers in multicultural schools and in classes for new migrants at the adult level. Objectives of the journal are: (1) to provide information…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cooperative Learning
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1985
This collection of papers focuses on literacy and the special educational needs of speakers of English as a second language (ESL). In a paper entitled "Ethnic Minority Educational Needs in the 1980s," Gurnam Heire examines some of the changes in employment and training that have taken place over the past few years and how these affect the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Guadarrama, Irma N., Ed.; Kirksey, Lockie, Ed. – Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1996
A collection of essays on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and bilingual education focuses on issues in making curricula meaningful for teachers and students. Articles include: "Critical Mediation: When Teachers and Students Connect in the 'Ecliptic Zone'" (Irma N. Guadarrama); "Reflecting on Ideological Baggage: Latino…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing
MinneTESOL/WITESOL Journal, 1999
This document consists of the two annual volumes of a regional TESOL journal published during 1998 and 1999. The two volumes contain the following articles: "Strengthening the Bridge: A High School-University Partnership" (Robin Murie); "'Ch'emyon' in the EFL Classroom" (James H. Robinson); "The Changing Artwork of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art, Book Reviews, College School Cooperation
