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Direct linkDawn F. Stinchcomb – Hispania, 2024
This essay posits that an institution's program design mandates the curriculum for the classes we teach and that curriculum affects the concept of "canonical" literature, teacher preparation, textbook content, and comfort with discussing difference in the second language classroom for undergraduates. For that reason, this essay argues…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Literature, Blacks, Undergraduate Students, Spanish
Licata, Gabriella – L2 Journal, 2021
Appropriateness-based models of language learning and teaching are rooted in a pervasive neocolonial agenda informed by Eurocentric epistemologies of "standard" or "academic" language (Flores & Rosa, 2015). In examining the normalized limitations of a language program through a raciolinguistic lens, we can better comprehend…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Variation
Download full textChu, Sauman – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
With increasing changes in our demographic populations and new immigrants settling in the US, there is an increasing need for visual communications that address the diversity of our populations. This paper draws from the results of the researcher's several past research and teaching projects that worked with different cultural populations. These…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Video Technology, Cultural Background, Design
Peer reviewedRosenbusch, Marcia H. – Hispania, 1987
Presents suggestions for planning a Spanish as a second language program for preschool children. The rationale and means of implementing the program are considered, and guidelines for teaching vocabulary are discussed. A variety of classroom activities are also presented. (TR)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Theories, Preschool Education, Program Design
Peer reviewedCere, Ronald – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
A program model designed to provide intercultural training and foster a global approach to professional education is described. The steps and components necessary to construct a foreign language intercultural course according to this model are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Organization, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Objectives
Barfield, Susan C.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – 1994
The partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish, continued to be successful in its eighth year. Reasons for success include: dedication and in-depth understanding of immersion philosophy among principal, coordinator, teachers, and staff; innovations in both…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
Barfield, Susan – 1995
The partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish, continued to be successful in its ninth year. Reasons for success include: dedication and in-depth understanding of immersion philosophy among principal, coordinator, teachers, and staff; innovations in both…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
Curtain, Helena; Pesola, Carol Ann Bjornstad – 1994
This book is designed as both a methods text and practical guide for school districts and teachers involved in foreign language instruction at the elementary and middle school levels (grades K-8). Its primary concern is with majority-language speakers and with beginning-level classes. Brief introductory sections outline key concepts for success.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Mahrer, Cindy; Christian, Donna – 1993
A review of 35 reports evaluating 27 two-way bilingual education programs is reported. All programs represented meet basic criteria for language of instruction, student characteristics, and emphasis on developing bilingualism. The review examined program characteristics and student outcomes, when available. Results are summarized in the following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Chinese, Classroom Techniques
