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Thompson, Gregory L. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
Given the ever-growing number of Spanish heritage learners in both universities and colleges, the need has continued to grow for the development of placement exams that accurately measure language ability, are simple to evaluate, and are easy to administer to large numbers of students. This article analyzes the implementation of a placement exam…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, English Language Learners, Student Placement, Public Colleges
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Herrera, Luis Javier Pentón; Duany, Miriam – NECTFL Review, 2016
Native Spanish speakers from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, who are also English language learners, are a growing population of students in the K-12 classrooms throughout the United States. This particular group of students is oftentimes placed in Spanish-as-a-foreign-language classes that fail to meet their linguistic development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Native Speakers
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McGarry, Richard – Applied Language Learning, 2004
This study examines the pedagogical and pragmatic motives behind error correction both in classroom contexts and in everyday conversation among native Spanish-speaking English teachers in Costa Rica. Survey and interview data are analyzed and discussed in terms of participants' attitudes toward correction of errors in L1 and L2 in various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Error Correction, English Teachers, English (Second Language)
Bruno, Paula – 1994
Career Awareness Resources for Exceptional Students (Project CARES) is an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its fourth year in 1993-94. The project served 65 Spanish-speaking students (ages 14-21) of limited English proficiency in two schools in the Bronx, New York. Participating students received instruction in…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Wallace, Cyril – 1994
This report describes Project Progreso, a federally funded project that served 240 Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency in special education Modified Instructional Service classes in kindergarten through sixth grade in the Bronx, New York. Participating students received instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic American Students
Greene, Judy – 1995
Students Upgrading through Computer and Career Education System Services (Project SUCCESS) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its fourth year of operation. The project operated at two high schools in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan (New York). In the 1993-94 school year, the project served 393 students of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Chinese, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language)