This compilation of instructional materials, activities, and curricula is based on materials developed in an intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation program conducted in Indochinese refugee processing centers in Southeast Asia beginning in 1980. Students in the 14- to 20-week program ranged in age from 16 to 55 years. This…

This compilation of information and guidelines is based on materials developed in an intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation program conducted in Indochinese refugee processing centers in Southeast Asia. Students in the 14- to 20-week program ranged in age from 16 to 55 years. This volume begins with an "American…

This brief article discusses, in English, Vietnamese, and Cambodian, the best method for Indochinese refugees in the U.S. to learn to speak and understand English fluently. The grammar-translation method is not recommended. Instead, audiolingual methods are stressed, as well as constant oral practice, either with a teacher or native speaker.…

This guide for tutors and teachers dealing with adult Indochinese refugees learning English provides guidelines for materials selection and use, and for making language lessons maximally effective and interesting for the refugee. As an introduction, background information is provided on the refugee's attitudes towards learning English. This is…

This guide brings together two articles on the teaching of reading to Indochinese refugee adults who are illiterate, semiliterate, or non-Roman alphabet literate. In "Teaching Literacy to Adult Non-Native Speakers of English," Don Ranard addresses the questions of placement in literacy classes, native vs. English literacy, teaching…

The sound systems of Vietnamese and English have very little in common and therefore the Vietnamese learner of English will have great difficulty with pronunciation. This guide points out the specific problem areas and gives pronunciation exercises to deal with each problem. Twenty-eight pronunciation lessons are included, preceded by two…

Abstracts are provided for 16 bilingual vocational education projects offered in 1987-88. Each abstract provides information on: grantee; state; project title; project director, address, and telephone number; project officer and U.S. Department of Education address; language group(s) served; occupational skills area(s); length of training cycle…