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Download full textChen, Ai-hua – English Language Teaching, 2013
There is a growing tendency in Asia for English as a foreign/second (EFL/ESL) programs to be implemented in the early years of primary schooling. Government policies supporting teaching primary school English are often framed in terms of globalization and the need to compete with other Asian neighbors. In the case of Taiwan, this notion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Dosi, Salma – 1983
A study conducted to determine the effectiveness of books one and two of "Primary English for Tanzania," currently in use in all elementary schools in that country, had two primary purposes: to provide feedback to curriculum developers and publishers for effective revision of the texts, and to increase the awareness and involvement of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Content Analysis, Developing Nations, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHuber, Virginia P. – Hispania, 1987
A college-level Spanish language teacher developed a textbook for fourth-graders that supported the audiolingual approach and was based on American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Guidelines. Subject and vocabulary areas covered in the textbook included: salutations, the alphabet, numbers, colors, days of the week,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Elementary Education
van Rooyen, H. – 1990
A study investigated the disparity between the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) competence of South African black children and the competence required to comprehend content subject textbooks. Two ESL schemes and two fifth-year general science textbooks were analyzed for differences in vocabulary, syntax, speech acts, cohesion and coherence.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Content Analysis
Levine, Linda New – 1984
It is not enough for students of English as a second language enrolled in English-language elementary school programs to speak English fluently at the conversational level; they must be provided with language and an environment for continuing cognitive development through the application of high-level thinking skills, often without the benefit of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1989
This 45-item annotated bibliography is composed of materials for teaching English as a second language (ESL) at the elementary or secondary levels. For each of the entries, the following information is indicated: target language, educational level, material type, content area, title, date of publication, author/developer, publisher and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Records, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1989
This 118-item annotated bibliography is composed of materials for teaching Spanish language arts at the elementary and secondary levels. For each of the entries, the following information is indicated: target language, educational level, material type, content area, title, date of publication, author/developer, publisher and availability…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Records, Bilingual Education Programs, Class Activities
Lalande, John F. II, Ed. – 1988
Selected papers from the 1988 conference on foreign language issues for the future include: "Articulation for Elementary School Foreign Language Programs: Challenges and Opportunities" (Carol Ann Pesola); "Articulation: A Resolvable Problem?" (Dale L. Lange); "Profiles of Frustration: Second Language Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
