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Hagen, John W.; Hallahan, Daniel P. – 1968
The English Oral Language Lessons were developed by the Foreign Language Innovative Curricula Studies (FLICS) of the University of Michigan. The lessons were designed for pre-school children of Mexican American migrant workers with an emphasis on the structure of English sentences rather than on vocabulary. The study was constructed to test the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, English (Second Language), Language Ability

Meara, Paul; And Others – TESL Canada Journal, 1985
Reports a case of a native speaker of Spanish with reading and spelling difficulties in both English and Spanish. Argues that the regular Spanish spelling system prevented these difficulties from becoming apparent and discusses the connections between writing systems and second language learning. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Language Handicaps
Manpower, 1970
In this program English is taught as a second language, so that Puerto Ricans can meet the necessary language requirements for career development while maintaining their cultural integrity. (BH)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Language Handicaps

Moore, Fernie Baca; Marzano, Robert J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1979
Reports on an attempt to establish a research or "observation" base for a comprehensive list of English oral language errors that a student will most likely make as a result of coming from a Spanish speaking background. (DD)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
Rodriguez, Richard F. – 1976
A study designed to assess the concurrent validity of the Home Bilingual Usage Estimate (which measures the amount of language spoken) in relation to the Dos Amigos Verbal Language Scale (which measures the quality of language spoken) was conducted with a sample of Spanish-surnamed exceptional children from a lower-middle class elementary school…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Exceptional Persons, Language Dominance
Rendon, Clara; And Others – 1976
This publication presents four suggested language arts curriculum units. They represent a cross-section of materials that have been developed to deal with the learning problems of students with special language difficulties. Originally developed for grades 7-12, these units may be adapted for use in adult education or at other grade levels. They…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Guides, Dictionaries, English (Second Language)
Buzan, Jean Mary – 1972
The study describes an experimental program in Vancouver to teach English as an additional language to older immigrants who were excluded from existing programs for one reason or another. Classes were held during the morning hours on two consecutive days for seven weeks (with a five-week extension course) in a community center; 45 adults were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Fitzgerald, Jane; Miramontes, Ofelia – Academic Therapy, 1987
The article clarifies the role of monolingual English specialists in the pre-referral process for culturally and linguistically different students. To help specialists assess language and learning disorders and plan intervention, a question-and-answer format which describes first language proficiency and relates it to learning English as a second…
Descriptors: Consultants, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)

Perozzi, Joseph A.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
Thirty-eight bilingual (Spanish-English) first graders with language delays were compared on rate of receptive acquisition of English prepositions and pronouns. Subjects who received instruction in Spanish prior to instruction in English acquired the English prepositions and pronouns twice as rapidly as subjects who received instruction in English…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness

Meziani, Ahmed – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
A brief analysis of the complex English non-past tense contrasted with the simple Moroccan-Arab non-past. In English the non-past is represented by many forms; in Moroccan-Arabic it is represented by few forms. This fact is the cause of confusion to the Moroccan learner of English. (AMH)
Descriptors: Arabic, English, English (Second Language), Interference (Language)
ALLEN, HAROLD B. – 1966
THIS TWO-YEAR PILOT STUDY, COVERING THE PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 1964 AND APRIL 1966, PROVIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE TEACHERS, THE VARIETY OF TEACHING SITUATIONS, AND THE MATERIALS INVOLVED IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED STATES. SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND NEEDS…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Educational Facilities, Educational Philosophy, English (Second Language)
Garza, Sylvia Gil – 1976
Numerous instruments used by school districts to assess language dominance are not designed to determine either language dominance or proficiency. Nor do they yield sufficient data for appropriate program placement. One example of such an instrument is the Del Rio Language Screening Test (DRLST), designed to screen children of three to seven years…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
MacMillan, Margaret W. – Journal of Business Education, 1973
Planned exercises at a typewriter can integrate the aural, oral, visual, and kinesthetic modalities in a perfect learning situation for those students who have had difficulty with the English language. (KP)
Descriptors: Business Education, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Language Aids
Mickelson, Norma I.; Galloway, Charles G. – 1969
The present language study, carried out by the University of Victoria and the Department of Indian Affairs during the summer of 1968, was based on the Deutsch "cumulative deficit hypothesis." (This theory has as one of its bases the idea that the lack of appropriate language stimulation in early home and school life makes success in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, English (Second Language)
Mace, Jane; Harding, Kate – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Following its adult literacy programs, the BBC is embarking on a series to encourage Asians to learn English. Authors pinpoint some pitfalls. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Handicaps, Language Programs, Literacy