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Download full textTalbot, Winthrop, Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
Interest in teaching the English language to those who come to the U.S. from non-English-speaking countries has increased to such an extent that a comprehensive bibliography of textbooks and other publications is in demand. To meet this need, Dr. Winthrop Talbot was tasked with compiling a bibliography of textbooks, dictionaries, glossaries, and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Immigrants, English (Second Language), Glossaries
Lyman, Rollo LaVerne – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
English grammar, as a formal subject, distinct from other branches of instruction in the vernacular, made but sporadic appearances in the American schools before 1775. After the Revolution its rise was extremely rapid. English grammar gained momentum as the hold of Latin grammar weakened, and by the end of the first quarter of the nineteenth…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Conflict, Writing (Composition), Language of Instruction
Coale, Willis B.; Smith, Madorah E. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The educational welfare of children of native and minority groups in continental United States and its outlying parts involves instructional procedures which in recent years are becoming more and more recognized as constituting specialized problems in education. Bilingualism is generally recognized as offering serious instructional difficulties…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Minority Group Students, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
