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Hopkinson, Sarah Alice – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2020
This commentary focuses on philosophical underpinnings that could guide a sea change in approaches to sustainability within English-medium curricula in Aotearoa. Framed optimistically, it engages with the possibilities that exist for Pakeha to transform relationships with tangata whenua and this land through regenerative curriculum design. Three…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Sustainability, English
Education Scotland, 2022
This Advice provides important information on the national context and describes best practice to support senior leaders, practitioners, and education authorities in evaluating and planning for improvement in Gaelic Education. It is based on evidence from inspections, reviews and validated self-evaluation, covering all sectors of Gaelic Education…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Public Policy
Murray, Neil; Nallaya, Shashi – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
As the number of students entering higher education continues to increase, many English-medium universities have been looking carefully at how to more effectively ensure that those for whom English is not a first language have the opportunity to develop the academic literacies they require to successfully engage with and complete their studies as…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Student Diversity, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
Roldan Tapia, Antonio Rafael – Online Submission, 2012
ELT (English language teaching) in Spain is witnessing the arrival of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and English is changing from a goal-oriented school subject to a medium of instruction for content subjects. What is taking place in our system is influenced by what has previously happened elsewhere. Two research episodes have…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Famiglietti, Michele – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1978
Explains how the introduction of Albanian as the language of instruction in Italian schools attended by native speakers of Albanian would help these students overcome their language problems. (CFM)
Descriptors: Albanian, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Hamel, Rainer Enrique; Francis, Norbert – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2006
This paper reports on the implementation of an ambitious bilingual instructional programme in the P'urhepecha-speaking region of Michoacan state in Mexico, the Meseta Tarasca. A curriculum of indigenous language preservation and cultural affirmation, overturning the previous Spanish-only programme, has been developed by a group of indigenous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Design, Bilingualism
Lee, Okhee; Buxton, Cory – Elementary School Journal, 2008
We address issues of science curriculum for nonmainstream students--students of color, students learning English as a new language, and students from low-income families--who are often concentrated in urban schools. First, we describe a theoretical framework for equitable learning opportunities with nonmainstream students. Building on this…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Urban Schools, Research and Development, Curriculum Design

Street, Jack D. – French Review, 1992
Recent activation of a 1940 Italian law allowing equal amounts of elementary school subject area instruction in French and Italian in the Valle D'Aosta (Italy) are described. The plan uses paired bilingual teachers who alternate both languages and grades during the school day. Extension of the program to higher grades is discussed. (six…
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Teachers, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education

Atkins, Ronda Kay; Tanaka, Sachiko Oda – World Englishes, 1990
Describes curricular changes in a private Japanese university's English department, and explores the curricula typical of such programs. The new program's three major features, including a freshman English program, a content study, and graduation papers and theses are highlighted. (12 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Baker, Keith – 1999
The design of California's Structured English Immersion (SEI) program for limited-English-speaking students, which replaced its bilingual education program by state mandate, is described and suggestions for implementation are offered. SEI has several variations, each characterized by (1) extensive use of English and (2) use of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Macdonald, C. A. – 1990
One of the aims of the Threshold Project was to examine the school-based learning experiences of children in lower primary grades in Southern African schools, particularly in relation to the changeover to English as the medium of instruction. Ethnographic observations were conducted in two Primary Education Upgrading Project (PEUP) schools and two…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Problems, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Allison, Isabel Ronquillo; And Others – 1982
This program manual is for a four-school elementary bilingual education program in Tucson that aims at developing proficiency in the basic skills of the native language and transferring these skills to the second language. The following information is included in narrative and outline form: (1) goals; (2) program description; (3) overview of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education Programs, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Design
Minority Rights Group, London (England). – 1998
To address problems in public education for majority and minority ethnic groups in Central and Eastern Europe, Minority Rights Group International and the Inter Ethnic Initiative for Human Rights Foundation organized a skills exchange workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria in November 1997. Representatives from Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovkia…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design, Diversity (Student)

Stoever, William A. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 1997
A study examined the problems faced by the Warsaw School of Economics (Poland), a prestigious university that must change rapidly from a training ground for central planners and bureaucrats into a Western-style business school. Issues include course offerings, mix of academic and practitioner-oriented courses, language of instruction, and the role…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Instruction
Feagles, Shelley M.; Dickey, Karlene N. – 1994
The guide describes the educational system of Norway, primarily to assist in placement of Norwegian students in U.S. schools and for transfer of credits. An introductory chapter gives background about Norway and its people, educational governance, and language of instruction. The second chapter outlines the system of preschool, primary, and lower…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Certification