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For and Against an Early Start
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Lee, William R. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
The problem of when to begin foreign language instruction is considered. Detailed criticism is made of the conclusions of "Primary French in the Balance." An early start may be favored because of the effect on children's minds, and teaching and school improvements may solve problems of transition to advanced stages. (CHK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Primary French in the Balance
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Burstall, Clare – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
A British experiment in teaching French in primary schools was evaluated from 1964-1974 by the National Foundation for Educational Research. This paper describes the experiment and the students, their progress, and results of the study. (CHK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, French, Language Instruction
Conclusions from the British FLES Experiment
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Kunkle, John F. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
This article questions the validity of many conclusions of the ten-year experiment with teaching French in primary schools in England and Wales in the report, "Primary French in the Balance." Some conclusions are based on restricted opinion conflicting with report data. Parallels are drawn with the "Pennsylvania Project." (CHK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, French, Language Instruction
The FLES Program Evaluation Inventory (FPEI).
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Heining-Boynton, Audrey L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1991
Provides a rationale for Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) program evaluation, and discusses the development and use of the FLES Program Evaluation Inventory (FPEI). Questionnaires are provided for duplication, and step-by-step instructions are given for the administration, tabulation, and reporting of the five different forms.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Using FLES History to Plan for the Present and Future.
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Heining-Boynton, Audrey L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1990
The history of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) in the United States reveals six reasons, not commonly acknowledged, for declining enrollment in the 1950s and 1960s. A checklist for self-evaluation of new and existing programs based on those reasons is presented. (53 references) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Declining Enrollment, Educational History
Documenting Growth in a Japanese FLES Program.
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Tucker, G. Richard; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1996
Describes the implementation and evaluation of the second year of a three-year pilot project to teach Japanese to students at a Pittsburgh elementary school. Analyses of students' performance indicate that they progressed considerably in developing proficiency in Japanese and that their teachers believed that more could be done to incorporate the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, FLES, Interviews
The ACTFL Survey of Successful Programs.
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Hammond, Sandra B.; Sims, William D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
The foreign language program in the Edison, New Jersey public schools is described. The exemplary features of this program are: (1) It is not limited to college-bound students, (2) a significant provision is made for program advocacy, and (3) there are full four- and six-year sequences in French, Spanish, and German. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES