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Bhatt, Shivam – Educational Leadership, 2016
In this article, recent American high school graduate Shivam Bhatt reflects on his experience with an exchange program in Japan. He was struck by the cultural balance that the Japanese strike between holding on to tradition while keeping on an eye on the future. He also learned about language from his Japanese peers in the program and about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Exchange Programs, Cultural Differences, Cultural Awareness
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Rance-Roney, Judith – Educational Leadership, 2011
For many English language learners, the endgame isn't passing state exams--it's attending and graduating from college. Yet schools often focus on a lower target: proficiency. To support the transition of English language learners to postsecondary success, schools should create formal transition plans, provide differentiated guidance, focus on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), English, Language Proficiency
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Zimmerman-Orozco, Susan – Educational Leadership, 2011
Like many relatively affluent suburban schools, James E. Daly Elementary in Montgomery County, Maryland, has seen a rapid increase in its Hispanic and bilingual student populations. Many of the school's English language learners come from low-income, immigrant families. Zimmerman-Orozco, the school's assistant principal, describes the strategies…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Assistant Principals, Suburban Schools, Bilingual Students
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Kunkle, John F. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Gives reasons for the failure of FLES programs in most schools, and proposes the home-school language switch program in which English-speaking students are given their kindergarten, first grade, and most of second, third, and fourth grade instruction in a foreign language. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Educational Objectives, FLES
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DeCapua, Andrea; Smathers, Will; Tang, Lixing Frank – Educational Leadership, 2007
As the ranks of English language learners swell in the United States, the number of students with interrupted formal education (SIFE) is on the rise. In 2004-05, New York City schools estimated that 10 percent of their English language learners were students with interrupted schooling. According to the New York State Department of Education,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Skills, English (Second Language), Academic Persistence
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Met, Myriam – Educational Leadership, 1980
Foreign language study in elementary schools is making a comeback. Three models of innovative elementary language programs are presented. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education
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Lindholm-Leary, Kathryn J. – Educational Leadership, 2005
A key to closing the achievement gap between students who come to school speaking a language other than English and native English speakers is adoption of two-way bilingual immersion (TWBI) programs. The bilingual immersion approach fosters excellent academic achievement and positive school attitudes in students of any ethnicity who participate.…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
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Gersten, Russell; Woodward, John – Educational Leadership, 1985
Authors Gersten and Woodward respond to the criticism by Santiago of their article on structured immersion. (MD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
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Slavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan – Educational Leadership, 2004
The research on beginning reading instruction for English language learners that provides several useful guidelines for policy and practice is presented. Research suggests that bilingual programs usually improve the English reading performances of English language learners.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
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Stewart, Vivien – Educational Leadership, 2007
The globalization of economies, the digitization of work, pressing health and security issues, and changing demographics have dramatically changed our world. Unlike previous generations, U.S. high school graduates will routinely buy from the world, sell to the world, work for international companies, manage employees from other cultures and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, International Studies, Immersion Programs, Graduation Rate
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Hadi-Tabassum, Samina – Educational Leadership, 2005
Hadi-Tabassum believes having a separate life context for each language she learned in childhood enabled her to switch easily among five different tongues. She states that the success of dual immersion bilingual programs is largely dependent on whether they immerse students in each of the involved languages separately and help students have a…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Krashen, Stephen – Educational Leadership, 2005
A new urban legend claims, "As a result of the state dropping bilingual education, test scores in California skyrocketed." Krashen disputes this theory, pointing out that other factors offer more logical explanations of California's recent improvements in SAT-9 scores. He discusses research on the effects of California's Proposition 227,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, State Legislation, Immersion Programs, Bilingualism
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Wu, Jill – Educational Leadership, 2005
The ongoing debate between advocates of bilingual education and advocates of English-only instruction often fails to acknowledge classroom realities. The author, who has taught native Spanish speaking students in a variety of settings, draws on her experience to explain that not all bilingual programs are the same and that no program will…
Descriptors: Literacy, Native Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs
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Christian, Donna; Pufahl, Ingrid U.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – Educational Leadership, 2005
Numerous reports and articles have decried the mediocrity of U.S. students' foreign language skills and have called for improved language education. One study that looked at foreign language education in 19 countries suggests several characteristics of successful foreign language programs: starting early, providing an articulated framework,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Heritage Education, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Bielenberg, Brian; Fillmore, Lily Wong – Educational Leadership, 2005
To make sense of the complex information taught in the upper elementary grades -- and to understand the language that increasingly appears in high-stakes tests--students must be proficient in academic English. English language learners are at a serious disadvantage. Two word problems in mathematics illustrate the difficulties that these students…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, English Instruction, Mathematics Tests