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Gunther, Vicki – 1980
This study investigated whether there were significant differences in the acquisition of oral language and reading skills among limited-English-speaking, Hispanic elementary school students receiving instruction through three different bilingual reading approaches, and what other variables might be important. The three reading approaches were: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, Limited English Speaking, Native Language Instruction
Park, Wook; And Others – 1984
A discussion of the use of native languages in the instruction of limited English proficient Asian students addresses three questions: (1) whether the students' native language should be used as a means of instruction; (2) whether there is a transfer of skills from the native language to the second language; and (3) how the language and culture of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language of Instruction
Starets, Moshe – 1997
A study conducted in grades 4 and 5 in French Canadian schools in Atlantic Canada and Ontario investigated differences between students' vernacular and standard spoken French, with regard to learning how to eliminate interference in students' learning of standard usage. The discussion focuses on mistakes caused by borrowings from English,…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, French, Grade 4
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1983
A primary concern affecting the more than 300 American Indian tribes and their educational institutions is the promotion, maintenance, and preservation of their approximately 200 native languages. The nature of language use must be documented and assessed to ascertain whether tribal members, particularly children, possess native language skills…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Athapascan Languages