Descriptor
Author
Andrade, Carolyn | 1 |
Gay-Crosier, Raymond | 1 |
Ging, Diane | 1 |
Malave, Lilliam M. | 1 |
McGroarty, Mary | 1 |
McKay, Penny | 1 |
Milleret, Margo | 1 |
Stern, H. H. | 1 |
Thayer, Yvonne V. | 1 |
Publication Type
Information Analyses | 8 |
Journal Articles | 4 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 3 |
Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 3 |
Administrators | 2 |
Teachers | 2 |
Location
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Ohio (Cincinnati) | 1 |
Ohio (Columbus) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Thayer, Yvonne V. – 1988
Two articles address issues in the development of French and Spanish language programs in elementary schools: instructional materials and time and money factors. The information presented is drawn from experience in developing the Radford, Virginia FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) program. The first article describes some aspects…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Education, FLES, Instructional Materials
McKay, Penny – 1992
The paper surveys a number of projects and documents that are attempting or have claimed to describe a "long-term view" of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learning in schools. A long-term approach involves mapping needs and common pathways and measuring (assessing and reporting on) progress across learners, classes, and year levels.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Long Range Planning

Milleret, Margo – Hispania, 1990
A review of higher education Portuguese language programs explores the characteristics of these programs between 1945 and 1979 and enrollment in the 1980s. A discussion focuses on how recent developments in French and Spanish applied linguistics and new teaching methodologies and materials will affect the future development of such programs. (CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Second Language Programs, French, Higher Education

Stern, H. H. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
Spontaneous movements in second language instruction are contrasted with instructional projects designed to address specific issues or problems. Canada's proposed National Core French Study is discussed in this context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends
Malave, Lilliam M. – 1987
This paper presents a followup of selected studies on effective schools with a population of bilingual and/or limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. Over 150 research papers on both effective schools and effective bilingual LEP instruction were reviewed. The literature was divided into three categories: (1) studies with a population including…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Gay-Crosier, Raymond – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
A chair of a university's department of Romance languages and literature addresses the status of two high priorities in the teaching of foreign languages: the integration of linguistics in the "new" curriculum; the continuing development of language teaching approaches in the classroom; and the commitment of foreign language programs in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads, Educational Needs
Andrade, Carolyn; Ging, Diane – 1988
A discussion of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) begins with a brief history of the program's emergence and status in the United States, a summary of the rationale for early language study, and descriptions of the major FLES program types. An Ohio survey of elementary school foreign language instruction is reported, and the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Elementary Education, FLES

McGroarty, Mary – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1992
Provides an overview of the social context of workplace programs, the variety of program types and goals, the nature of the population served, and issues of program design and evaluation related to language instruction in the workplace. Contains annotated bibliography. (57 references) (LET)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship, English (Second Language)