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Ghini, Costantino; And Others – 1973
This report presents an evaluation of the Louisiana state-wide program of French instruction at the primary level for the academic year 1972-73. The aims of the program were to show that second language learning is feasible and beneficial, can fit within the educational priorities of the Louisiana school system, and is valuable for both anglophone…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, FLES, French
Holmstrand, Lars – 1975
This report describes the background, aim and design of the EPAL (English in the elementary school) project in Sweden. As background to the project, a survey is included of the increasingly important position of teaching English from the 1940's through the great school reforms of the 50's and 60's. Developments in foreign language teaching in the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Experiments, Educational Planning, Elementary Education
Sheridan, Rita – 1976
A project was begun in 1973 in the Indianapolis Public School system based on the hypothesis that English language skills and the control of syntactic structures can be measurably improved through participation in a specially designed Latin FLES program stressing the importance of Latin root words. Goals of the project were to assess whether or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classical Languages, Cultural Education
Blass, Rosanne J.; Weber, Barbara – 1977
The purpose of this study was to develop a third-year elementary French curriculum which integrated the oral-aural-visual and individualized approaches to language learning. The curriculum was based on a language arts approach which incorporated listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It was designed for use: (1) with students of average…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Masciantonio, Rudolph – Foreign Language Annuals, 1977
This article examines the linguistic benefits of Latin in light of recent research which seems to document the relevance of Latin in building English vocabulary and reading skills. Evidence is cited from eight educational projects in which an experimental group of students taking Latin, and a control group not taking Latin, were pretested,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classical Languages, Elementary Education, English
Ghini, Costantino; And Others – 1974
This report presents an evaluation of the Louisiana state-wide program of French instruction at the primary level during the academic year 1973-74. Aims of the program were to show that: (1) a second language learning program is feasible, educationally sound, and can fit within the existing educational program while utilizing the present staff;…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Kunkle, John F., Ed. – 1975
This report presents eight articles dealing with several aspects of foreign languages in the elementary schools (FLES) and bilingual education. "Why? What? How?" by M. Woodruff presents a view of the present situation of and future potential for FLES in the U.S. In "Reaction to: 'Why? What? How?'" R. Brooks raises questions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Adcock, Dwayne – 1976
Representative programs and new approaches to foreign language education in the elementary school (grades K-8) are identified. Included is a review of foreign languages in emerging adolescent education, or programs for students in grades 5-8 or 6-8 that are housed in a middle or junior high school. A discussion is presented of major curriculum…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
The Effect of Foreign Language Study on Verbal Ability in the Native Language: A Review of Evidence.
Eddy, Peter A. – 1978
This paper examines some experimental evidence relating to the influence of second language learning on native language performance, including results from elementary school Latin programs, research on bilingualism and intellect, and elementary school programs in modern languages. Some studies of Latin FLES programs show that specially designed…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Ghini, Costantino; And Others – 1975
This report presents an evaluation of the Louisiana state-wide program of French instruction at the primary level for the academic year 1974-75, the third year of the program's implementation. The focus of the evaluation is on the attainment of linguistic objectives and the measurement of the community's support of the program. The program…
Descriptors: Career Education, Communication Skills, Community Education, Community Involvement
Fryer, T. Bruce – 1975
Curricular changes at all levels of foreign language education provide alternate ways to provide valid learning experiences. There is new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction. A discussion of student learning styles concerns individualization,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Career Education, Classical Languages, College Language Programs