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"Educación Bilingüe a Nivel De Escuela Secundaria": Dual-Language Education at the High School Level
Vazquez, Dania – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
The Summer 2013 issue of "Voices in Urban Education" presents an interview with Dania Vazquez, founding principal of the Margarita Muñiz Academy, a Boston public high school offering dual-language education in Spanish and English. The first dual-language high school in Massachusetts, this Innovation School opened in the fall of 2012 with…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Education, Interviews, Language of Instruction
Tadadjeu, Maurice – 1980
The basic hypothesis of this study is that language education could be more effective if planning were to aim at developing an individual functional trilingualism involving a first (indigenous) language, a second African (national) language, and an official (foreign) language. The study covers the following matters: (1) a survey of developments in…
Descriptors: African Languages, Economic Factors, Educational Policy, Indigenous Populations
Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove – 1983
Little data are available concerning the native languages of Scandinavian residents, other than the official languages, despite the linguistic diversity of the region. Foreign language teaching starts early in schooling, but there has been little study of actual language needs. Three basic program designs are available for teaching foreign…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Children, Educational Planning
Edelsky, Carole; Hudelson, Sarah – 1989
This document presents the view that for teaching and learning written language, teachers and students in bilingual education programs must have autonomy and must be able to appropriately account for local conditions. Upper-level government policies should be broad, non-specific, and linked to appropriate general goals. Diverse and complex local…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Policy, Language Acquisition, Language Role
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1979
The teaching of English as a second language (ESL) to adults and students in the United Kingdom is examined with respect to teacher training program design. Articles are devoted to ESL teacher training programs at the University of Edinburgh, the University College of North Wales at Bangor, the University of Lancaster, and the University of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bachelors Degrees, Classroom Communication, College Language Programs

Hebert, Yvonne M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
A specialist conceptualization of French-language teacher education is proposed for Western Canada where French is a minority language. The discussion addresses the philosophical basis for this approach, the three forms of French language schooling, contributions of bilingual educational methods, and program design. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries

Stoller, Fredricka L. – TESOL Journal, 1999
Describes an English for academic purposes program design that uses a content-based, integrated skills approach to prepare learners for the demands of mainstream instruction. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Intensive Language Courses
Black, Mary C. – Forum, 1997
Discusses how the Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos (IEN) in Barcelona, Spain has successfully met the challenge of developing an approach to teaching English that is both in step with current American methodology, yet fits the culture and logistical circumstances of an overseas program. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Program Design

Boals, Tim – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2001
The bilingual education debate often focuses solely on quick mastery of English versus native language maintenance, ignoring the more important issue of overall academic success for English language learners. Research suggests that the effectiveness of late-exit bilingual programs may be related to their provision of long-term academic support and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Walqui, Aida – 2000
This book describes the characteristics of secondary schools in the United States that make it difficult for immigrant students to succeed. These include the following: fragmented school days and instructional programs in which English-as-a-Second-Language and content area teachers work in separate departments and rarely interact; the complex…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
Macris, Peter J. – 1988
The National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP) offers a program option for institutions that lack the resources to develop a regular second language program but want to offer instruction in a broad range of languages for international businesses. The cost-effective, media-intensive approach consists of a controlled…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Communication, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education

Senior, Diane – Italica, 1998
While substantial evidence exists that classroom immersion in a second language teaches students about cultural diversity, raises cultural self-awareness, and improves communicative competence in the target language, most of the research has been performed at the elementary and secondary school levels. Implications for developing rationales and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Cultural Training
Pill, Liz – 1994
This handbook provides useful information on using the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU) standards with English-as-a-Second-or-Other-Language (ESOL) students. The ALBSU standards were developed as the result of the Basic Skills Accreditation Initiative funded by the British Department of Education and Science and the Employment…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Mackay, Ronald, Ed.; Palmer, Joe Darwin, Ed. – 1981
This collection of research on curriculum and program development in languages for special purposes (LSP) contains the following papers: (1) "LSP Curriculum Development--From Policy to Practice," by Ronald Mackay and Maryse Bosquet; (2) "The Problem of Needs Assessment in English for Specific Purposes: Some Theoretical and Practical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discourse Analysis, Language Styles, Languages for Special Purposes

Maley, Alan – ELT Journal, 1983
Issues underlying current debate about language learning and teaching are discussed and categorized: views of language learning, views of language, program design, methodology, and psychological factors. It is suggested that educators are justifiably concerned with catering to students' varied needs, wants, and learning styles. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)