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Integrated or Isolated Experiences? Considering the Role of Service-Learning in the Spanish Language Curriculum
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Barreneche, Gabriel Ignacio; Ramos-Flores, Hector – Hispania, 2013
The principal aim of this project is to examine whether academic service-learning deserves a more intentional place in foreign language programs, given its success on the individual course level. The focus will be on Spanish language programs, since they teach the most commonly learned foreign language in the United States and have proven to be on…
Descriptors: Role, Service Learning, Spanish, Second Language Instruction
Adelante! The Spanish Immersion Program of the Kansas City, Missouri Schools.
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Garcia, Paul A. – Hispania, 1990
Provides an abbreviated update of a Spanish language program, initiated in Kansas City, Missouri in 1987-88, that was begun in response to a 1986 federal court order mandating the creation of magnet schools for ending segregative practices and beginning elementary school language immersion programs for French, German, and Spanish. (GLR)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Education, FLES, High School Students
An Experiment in Self-Pacing in Basic College Spanish and Subsequent Program Implementation
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Hartley, Peggy J.; Dannerbeck, Frances J. – Hispania, 1974
The study reported here compares the academic achievement of basic Spanish students in both self-paced and traditional courses, and notes the establishment of a program of individualized instruction. (CK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Educational Methods, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
El Cambiante panorama demografico de la poblacion estudiantil en los departamentos de lenguas: soluciones efectivas a nivel universitario y recomendaciones para su implementacion en la escuela secundaria (The Changing Demographics of the Student Population in Foreign Language Departments: Effective University-Level Solutions and Recommendations for Their Implementation in Secondary Schools).
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Castro, Obdulia – Hispania, 2002
Describes an interdisciplinary program offering modified Spanish classes to students with special needs. Through preliminary identification, eligible students are signed up for classes. Exemplifies an effective way to confront problems related to a more diverse student population; to comply with regulations imposed by the Americans with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Design