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Weissenrieder, Maureen – Hispania, 1985
Discusses the use of the preposition "a" by examining why a few verbs in Spanish seem to occur with an obligatory marker and what relationship exists between this use of the preposition "a" and the more common occurrence of "a" with animate, definite direct objects. (SED)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Phrase Structure, Prepositions
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Higgs, Theodore V. – Hispania, 1985
Discusses a general strategy for helping students acquire vocabulary, specifically how to master the vocabulary problem of "ser" and "estar." This is done by showing students, in interesting and recognizable ways, that English is sensitive to many of the same semantic differences of "ser" and "estar." (SED)
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish
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Christensen, Kathee Mangan – American Annals of the Deaf, 1985
The article reviews linguistic features of a trilingual approach to total communication for deaf children from non-English-speaking families. Covered are issues of syntax, semantics, and use of fingerspelling. (CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Limited English Speaking, Semantics
Burris, Carol – 1995
This guide is intended to be a resource for teachers of the newly arrived Hispanic immigrant child. The number of children who enter U.S. schools without knowledge of English or whose first language is Spanish is growing and will continue to grow. Teachers will need to meet the challenge of educating students whose native language is not English…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culturally Relevant Education