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Ran Wang; Prasong Saihong; Kanyarat Sonsupap – International Journal of Language Education, 2024
This cross-sectional study examined materials adaptation within an English-Chinese bilingual storytelling curriculum for first graders to identify the potential factors influencing adaptation choice. It delved into the relationship between curriculum objectives, perceptions of picture books, and the use of tense and narrative. A survey (N=352)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Chinese
Prada, Josh – TESL Canada Journal, 2022
This article provides an overview of a digital storytelling proyecto final (final project) completed by 18 young bilingual Latinxs as part of a Spanish for "heritage/native" speakers course at a university in the U.S. Midwest. Specifically, the article charts out the move from concepto (concept) to proyecto, zooming in on key aspects of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Minorities, Code Switching (Language), Power Structure
Patricia Mabel Ferreyra – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation investigates shifts in the languages ideologies of four Latina English-Spanish dual language teacher candidates (DLTCs) over four quarters in a Teacher Education Program (TEP) and bilingual endorsement. The goal was to determine whether any ideological shifts aligned with the goals of Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) or…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Hispanic American Students, Bilingualism, Teacher Education Programs
Nour Abuateyh – NORDSCI, 2023
This qualitative research aims at exploring the language policy in Dubai's schools and highlight the areas that can be improved from theory to practice. There was the use of a Survey, Semi-Structured Interviews, and Secondary Data (Policy Documents). Purposive sampling was used to choose research participants with Survey Participants being taken…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Educational Policy, Language Usage
Akinkuotu, Abimbola F.; Fowowe, Simeon S.; Hunyibo, Oluseyi A. – African Educational Research Journal, 2022
Africa is a potentially rich continent due to its considerably rich resources endowment. It is believed that if there is a synergy between these resources, that is if these resources are properly harnessed with a clear vision on the part of our leaders, there is the prospect of growth leading to the development of the continent. The basis of any…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Multilingualism, Economic Development, Language Role
Pascual y Cabo, Diego; Prada, Josh – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
This article describes a pedagogical initiative that identifies opportunities for increased efficiency and functionality in the teaching and learning of Spanish in the context of the United States. At the core of this initiative is the reformulation of curricular and programmatic approaches in terms of current social, cultural, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Heritage Education
Paba, Luz Alba – English Language Teaching, 2017
This research is a report on a quantitative study carried out at the English Departments of three public universities in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Its main purpose was to analyze the strategies English departments coordinators use to enhance the quality of education their institutions provide in terms of bilingualism. The participants were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Hickey, Pamela J.; Lewis, Tarie – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2013
The Common Core Learning Standards set forth learning goals for all students, including English learners, but this document does not provide information on effective literacy instruction for English learners or unpack the specific resources and challenges that bilingual students bring to the classroom. Language Standard 4 addresses morphological…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
Meyer Pitton, Liliane – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2013
This article contributes to the study of language maintenance as an everyday activity in binational-bilingual families. By embedding the question of language maintenance into a language socialization framework and adopting a conversation-analytic approach to language alternation, three excerpts of mealtime interactions in Russian-French speaking…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Bilingualism, Socialization, Educational Objectives
Valencia, Marlon – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2013
The present paper provides a critical analysis of Colombia's National Program of Bilingualism focusing on the ideologies behind it, how it facilitates the manufacturing of Colombian citizens' consent for foreign intervention through free trade agreements, and the progressive dismantling of public education. The program is analyzed with a critical…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Manufacturing, Foreign Countries, Bilingualism
Canbulat, Mehmet; Dilekçi, Atilla – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The objective of this research is to identify and suggest solutions to the problems experienced by students learning Turkish as a second language according to the opinions of both teachers and students evaluated. The research has been conducted among the classroom teachers, Turkish language teachers and the students attending the schools in…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Content Analysis
Guardado, Martin – TESL Canada Journal, 2012
Drawing on recent work on cosmopolitanism, global citizenship, and critical applied linguistics, this article examines the concept of cosmopolitanism as a viable goal in education in Canada. Particular attention is paid to the inclusion of global citizenship objectives in K-12 language programs in general and in heritage language (HL) curricula in…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Citizenship
Purkarthofer, Judith; Mossakowski, Jan – International Review of Education, 2011
Traditional bilingual education programmes in regional linguistic minority contexts face major challenges within the recent paradigm of linguistic diversity against a background of increasing migration, mobility and trans-locality. Based on three case studies, the authors of this paper focus on how particular dual-medium models are applied in…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Bilingual Education, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
Nasser, Ilham – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2011
This article is based on a study conducted at the first Arabic and Hebrew bilingual school in Israel (Neve-Shalom/Wahat-Alsalam--NSWAS). The article focuses on Jewish as well as Palestinian parents' perspectives and responses to survey questions and interviews conducted at the school. Parents named reasons for choosing the school, satisfaction…
Descriptors: Jews, Arabs, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Education
Sugarman, Julie Sarice – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Dual language programs have been shown to be one of the most successful models for closing the achievement gap between English-speaking and English-learning students, which can be considered a strong indicator of educational equity. However, questions remains about how equity is achieved within these programs and what equity means to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Learning, Spanish, English (Second Language)