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Download full textKuntz, Patricia S. – 1993
Since the enactment of the 1958 National Defense Education Act, funded universities have provided African language instruction at the postsecondary level. With an increased interest in the less commonly taught languages (LCT) demonstrated by the 1988 Foreign Language Assistance Act, several African Studies Center universities provide instruction…
Descriptors: African Languages, African Studies, Black Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Lofgren, Horst – 1980
An experimental scheme of bilingual instruction for Finnish immigrant children at the preschool level and at the junior level of elementary school was conducted between 1972 and 1980. The aim of the project was for the children to become functionally bilingual in an educational context equivalent to that provided for Swedish children. Between 1972…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis
Kienbaum, Barbara E.; And Others – 1986
A college second language program compared the effectiveness of traditional second language instruction and a communicative approach in second year French, German, and Spanish courses. The communicative classes used only authentic materials, thematically organized and prepared for classroom use by the instructors. Similar topics were addressed in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Peer reviewedFassler, Rebekah – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1998
Early childhood classrooms characterized by a predominance of second-language learners have emerged in unprecedented numbers. This article examines a model of peer collaboration to take into account how children's evolving social relationships served as an impetus for talk in English. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interpersonal Relationship, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Beatie, Bruce A. – 1979
The two-part document provides background information on ethnic heritage and language schools (EHALS) in the United States as well as results of a survey and a directory of these schools in Cleveland, Ohio. Part I contains a rationale for community language schools, traces their evolution from the colonial period to the present, and summarizes the…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Educational History
Peer reviewedMacKenzie, Peter; Hayden, Mary; Thompson, Jeff – International Schools Journal, 2001
Describes a pilot survey conducted in an international, English-language K-12 school to determine what parents value in international education. Finds that parents in this school rated English language education higher than international education. Ponders whether these parents also view international education and English language education as…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Exchange Programs
