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Peer reviewedZephir, Flore – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Examines the issue of meaningful education for Creole-speaking students, particularly Haitians, in the context of U.S. bilingual programs. The discussion focuses on the home language, Creole, as it is used in the school system and what the value is attached to it in an attempt to provide these students with effective instruction. (41 references)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Creoles, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedEuler, Dieter – History Microcomputer Review, 1990
Investigates effect of computer-aided instruction (CAI) on acquisition of communication skills. Sketches a tutorial of the basic communication structure. Recommends confining CAI to cognitive learning because CAI cannot advance communication skills. Maintains that integrating CAI in social arrangements will allow the computer to remain an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedLittlebear, Richard – Tribal College, 2000
Advocates change in the way American Indian languages are taught in schools and by tribal elders, specifically that they should be taught orally in the classroom. Asserts that American Indian languages must be taught in the context of everyday conversation, not as isolated words, and that new words should also be invented in response to the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Download full textLittlebear, Richard E.; Martinez, Alicia, Ed. – 1996
The Interface Alaska Multifunctional Resource Center developed a model for training Native American language teachers to effectively teach Native languages. The model provides Native American paraprofessional language teachers with basic knowledge of classroom techniques and effective teaching strategies. The training introduces the Total Physical…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Cultural Maintenance
Klee, Carol A., Ed. – 1994
The papers in this collection fall into three categories. Part 1, "Overview of Research," includes "New Directions in Language Anxiety Research" (Dolly Jesusita Young) and "Native Genderlects and Their Relation to Gender Issues in Second Language Classrooms: The Sex of Our Students as a Sociolinguistic Variable" (Lydie E. Meunier). Part 2,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Arabic, Curriculum Development, Demography
Gersten, Russell M.; Jimenez, Robert T. – 1998
This collection of essays is designed to help teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students address their students' needs effectively. Essays include: "A Balanced Approach to Early Spanish Literacy Instruction" (Claude Goldenberg); "Language and Preliteracy Development of English as a Second Language Learners in Early…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
