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Liu, Qian; Colak, Fatma Zehra; Agirdag, Orhan – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
This study draws on data collected from Chinese language textbooks to investigate the ways in which ethnic minority cultures and languages are represented in primary school textbooks in China. Drawing on the methods of thematic and comparative analysis, we specifically analyse how the representation of ethnic minorities in Chinese textbooks has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Textbooks, Textbook Content
Okhee Lee; Scott Grapin; Alison Haas – NSTA Press, 2025
Written for K-12 educators, this e-book brings together contemporary approaches in science, STEM, and language education, with a specific focus on multilingual learners. Incorporating learnings from studies like A Framework for K-12 Science Education, "Next Generation Science Standards," and "English Learners in STEM Subjects,"…
Descriptors: Science Education, STEM Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Aguilar, Janeth Sánchez – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
Research on language and gender began in the 1970s with a broad interest, particularly from feminist researchers (Sunderland & Swann, 2016). The relationship between gender and language is of increasing interest to many scholars and researchers due to their bi-directional relationship. That is, according to Aydinoglu (2014) "gender is…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Disproportionate Representation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Paolo Niño Valdez; Minie Rose C. Lapinid; Von Christopher G. Chua – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2024
Lesson planning is a core skill teachers need to develop in implementing lessons effectively in the classroom. While metaphor research has been used in a range of contexts including in teacher education, metaphors associated with lesson planning among teachers in developing regions in the world remain underrepresented. Due to the importance of…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Education Scotland, 2022
This Advice provides important information on the national context and describes best practice to support senior leaders, practitioners, and education authorities in evaluating and planning for improvement in Gaelic Education. It is based on evidence from inspections, reviews and validated self-evaluation, covering all sectors of Gaelic Education…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Public Policy
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Eapen, Rachel Lalitha – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
In countries where English is a second language, there has been a movement over the last 60 years from supporting indigenous languages over foreign language--English--to the present one where, with globalization and market demands, English is beginning to be seen as an indigenous language in itself. The teaching of English from Grade 1 about five…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Second Languages, Global Approach, Teacher Orientation
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Chimbutane, Feliciano; Benson, Carol – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2012
This article describes how 16 Mozambican languages--and counting--have been brought into primary education in Mozambique through a 2002 curriculum reform, and how they are faring in light of tensions between general aspirations for dominant languages and public demand for bilingual education. Bilingual education based on learners' home languages,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs
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Crichton, Hazel; Templeton, Brian – Language Learning Journal, 2010
Following the Dearing Report on the provision and teaching of modern languages in England, there has been a drive to establish the teaching of modern languages in primary schools throughout England. This article looks at how the teaching of modern languages in the primary school (MLPS) in Scotland has developed since 1989--when the first pilot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Baidak, Nathalie; Borodankova, Olga; Kocanova, Daniela; Motiejunaite, Akvile – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2012
The indicators in this edition of Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe cover a number of issues at the heart of contemporary thought and discussion in Europe relating to foreign language teaching. They address the degree of linguistic diversity in European schools and the need to provide appropriate support measures to pupils…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
Gilliland, Donna – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to find out which assessment data are used by elementary principals who are currently practicing in Title One California elementary schools with populations of at least 600 students, API scores of 700 or higher, and 40% or more English Learners (ELs) to inform instructional efforts at the school site level to improve…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Instructional Improvement, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Villada, Eduardo Garcia – CALICO Journal, 2009
This paper provides a critical review of the literature between 1980 and 2005 on the evaluation of resources for computer-assisted language learning (CALL) with a particular emphasis on elementary education. An analysis of that literature indicates that there are a range of approaches to evaluation that have been somewhat monolithic and possibly…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Elementary Education
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1961
This state handbook details guidelines and regulations for teachers of foreign language in the elementary schools. Principal factors to be considered in the establishment of a FLES program are examined; they include: (1) community and professional support, (2) choice of a foreign language, (3) teachers, (4) students, (5) programs, (6) syllabuses…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Finance, Elementary Education
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Vigil, Virginia D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1993
The Arizona Elementary Foreign Language Task Force's response to a state mandate requiring foreign-language instruction in all elementary schools is described. After a review of curricular and personnel resource needs, Northern Arizona University's teacher-training model is summarized. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, FLES
Adcock, Dwayne – 1976
Representative programs and new approaches to foreign language education in the elementary school (grades K-8) are identified. Included is a review of foreign languages in emerging adolescent education, or programs for students in grades 5-8 or 6-8 that are housed in a middle or junior high school. A discussion is presented of major curriculum…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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Sharpe, Keith – Language Learning Journal, 1995
Provides an overview of some issues arising from the experience of introducing the early teaching of modern languages in schools associated with the Kent Primary French Project. These issues transcend the immediate question of primary modern languages and bear directly upon some key themes in the reevaluation of primary organization and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, French
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