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Cassandra Glynn, Editor; Allison Spenader, Editor – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2024
The 2024 Central States Conference was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 14-16. This year's theme, Reclaim Your Joy!, reflects the choice we make every day as educators to bring the joy of acquiring a language to our students. Even though the last several years have been fraught with challenges, we are finding ways to bring back the joy into…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, National Surveys, Literacy
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Tijunelis, Viktorija; Satterfield, Teresa; Benki, Jose R. – Hispania, 2013
We report on the service-learning component of a Spanish-language Saturday school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for elementary-aged Spanish-language heritage learners and also examine the newly forming Latino community served by this innovative program. The US Spanish-speaking population is growing throughout the country, resulting in greatly increased…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
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Luning, Rebecca J. I.; Yamauchi, Lois A. – Heritage Language Journal, 2010
Papahana Kaiapuni is a K-12 public school program in which the Hawaiian language is the medium of instruction. In 1987, parents and language activists started the program in response to the dwindling number of speakers that resulted from a nearly century-long ban on the indigenous language. This study examined how participation in this indigenous…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, School Activities, Immersion Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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DeJong, David H. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1998
Reviews the literature to determine the importance of immersion in language restoration or preservation. Defines immersion and its goals, and discusses effects on students' English cognitive ability. Examines the success of Indian nations in retaining/restoring Native languages and concludes that, if nothing is done, additional Native languages…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingualism, Immersion Programs
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Coady, Maria R. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
Attitudes toward bilingualism in Ireland were explored among 38 fifth-grade students attending Irish-medium or English-medium schools, their parents, and staff. English-medium school students indicated little need for Irish and valued bilingualism in other European languages but not Irish. Irish-medium students found Irish useful immediately and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs
Duquette, Georges – 1987
The existing minority language situation of French Canadians in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces is examined, highlighting the historical, political, social, and educational aspects of bilingualism in Canada. Additive and subtractive forces in Canadian bilingualism and biculturalism are outlined for comparison. French…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Core Curriculum, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Strevens, Peter; And Others – 1983
This selection of papers presents perspectives on various issues in language policy and language planning. The following papers are included: (1) "Teachers of --What? A Global Look at the 'E' of TESOL," by P. Strevens; (2) "Pidgin English: Hawaii's Unique Resource," by R. R. Day; (3) "National Language Policy in Nigeria:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
Hartford, Beverly, Ed.; And Others – 1982
The fifteen articles in this volume are generally concerned with the role of vernacular language in bilingual education on an international scale. They examine specific nations and how bilingualism affects their social milieu. The following articles are included: (1) "Bilingualism and the Vernacular," by Shana Poplack; (2) "The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
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Holm, Wayne; And Others – Journal of Navajo Education, 1996
Provides a conceptual framework and concrete guidance for Navajo language teaching that follows an immersion approach. Explains key theoretical starting points for immersion instruction and program development; then describes in step-by-step fashion how to go about implementing immersion language teaching in various classroom contexts. (Author/TD)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques
California Child Development Programs Advisory Committee, Sacramento. – 1985
Six papers presented at a conference on early childhood first and second language acquisition sponsored by the California state legislature's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee include: "Bilingual Development and the Education of Bilingual Children During Early Childhood" (Eugene E. Garcia); "An English-Only Preschool Program" (William…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
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Weisman, Evelyn Marino; Hanson, Darrell Zack – Issues in Teacher Education, 2002
In this article, the authors describe the results of research that explored how Proposition 227--a measure that mandates English immersion instruction for all English language learners--has affected bilingual teachers at varying points in their professional development. The perspectives of preservice, novice and veteran bilingual teachers offer…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Teacher Role, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Teachers
Landry, Rodriguez; Allard, Real – 1993
The position taken in this paper is that the basic debate concerning the effectiveness of bilingual education has been totally "socially naive." A study investigated the concept that the ethnolinguistic vitality of a community determines the quality and quantity of linguistic contacts with one's own linguistic group and with other…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Community Role, Educational Attainment
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed.; Duquette, Georges, Ed. – 1991
Papers on language processing, culture, and language learning and teaching include: "A Theory of Intelligence as Semiosis: With a Couple of Comments on Interlanguage Development" (John W. Oller, Jr.); "Along the Way: Interlanguage Systems in Second Language Acquisition" (Larry Selinker); "Strategy and Tactics in Second Language Acquisition"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes