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Pialorsi, Frank Paul – 1974
The present paper reports on a study conducted in 1973, designed to measure the English competence and performance of bilingual fourth graders in selected schools in southern Arizona and the extent to which the first language (Spanish) interfered with the second (English). The study also attempted to determine which patterns might yet be unlearned…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
November, Susan – 1978
American and Canadian research is reviewed concerning the language needs of native primary students entering English schools from homes where a language other than English is spoken, and a study is reported that contrasted the language performance of children entering school from homes where only English is spoken and from homes where a language…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Figurative Language

Tebble, Helen A. – 1976
This article argues that courses in linguistics should be included in all teacher training programs, whether the students are training to be general teachers or language teachers specializing in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) or Foreign Languages in the Elementary School (FLES). Details of lectures and assignments for two topics,…
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language)