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Las lenguas vivas en la ensenanza primaria (The Teaching of Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools)
Riddy, D. C. – Yelmo, 1971
Descriptors: Child Language, FLES, Language Instruction, Language Role
Situational Influences on the Spontaneous Speech of Language Deviant Children.
Toronto, Allen S.; Toronto, Jane – 1975
The purpose of this study was to investigate the linguistic differences in the spontaneous speech of language-deviant children in two very different situations. Spontaneous speech samples of eleven five-year-old language-deviant children were obtained from: (1) the traditional adult-child therapy situation using appropriate stimulus materials; and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Role of Language; An Exploration of Ethnographic Literature. Final Report.
Hymes, Dell H. – 1968
This report describes the steps by which ethnographic literature was explored for cross-cultural differences in the role of language with particular reference to its acquisition and use by children. The exploration is put in the context of ongoing work in the development of a systematic guide to field studies of this sort. A principal effort of…
Descriptors: African Culture, Anthropology, Child Language, Comparative Analysis
Style and Dialect Selection in Hindi-Bhojpuri Learning Children.
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Christian, Jane M. – 1971
In India, the use of language dialect and style, like many aspects of Indian thought and life, follows a continuum from the ritually pure and worthy of respect to the ritually defiled and unworthy. In North India, according to adult informants, Hindi is spoken at school, in formal business contacts or government offices, in formal ceremonies; it…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Children, Cultural Differences
Early Childhood Education--An Updated Collection of Dissertation Abstracts of Reports Dealing with English Language Development and Language Arts Curriculum Focusing on the Disadvantaged.
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Rubin, Katharine – 1976
Three major sections, English language development, language arts curriculum, and historical overviews, compose this bibliography compiled from a review of Dissertation Abstracts International, July 1973-June 1974 and July 1974-June 1975. Its focus is on prekindergarten and primary minority groups and disadvantaged children, and it excludes those…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development
The Navajo Reading Study: An Illustration of the Scope and Nature of Educational Linguistics.
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Spolsky, Bernard – 1972
It is the task of educational linguistics to describe and analyze language education in all aspects. With respect to the Navajo Reading Study, it is within the realm of educational linguistics to develop and make available information that will permit the Navaho people, working through their own institutions, to make informed decisions about…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Child Language, Diglossia
Needed Research in the Fields of Psycho- and Socio-Linguistics as They Relate to the Instruction of Minority Children in the Bilingual Education Programs of North American Schools.
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Viera, Silvia – 1976
This paper discusses the conflict occurring as a result of two languages and their corresponding cultural bases coming into contact in North America, particularly in the context of bilingual education. Difficulty exists in translating awareness of problems such as language interference, cultural shock, and lowered self-image into attitudinal…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Processes