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Las lenguas vivas en la ensenanza primaria (The Teaching of Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools)
Riddy, D. C. – Yelmo, 1971
Descriptors: Child Language, FLES, Language Instruction, Language Role
Peer reviewedFischer, Willi W.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Based on a presentation delivered to the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers, March 19, 1971. (DS)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Relations, FLES, German
Download full textPerregaux, Christiane – Bulletin suisse de linguistique applique, 1998
Language awareness activities appear to give new breath to intercultural approaches within Swiss schools. They allow children to be involved in language by comparing languages, sharing knowledge, and reflecting on language structures and functions. Children develop a rudimentary research approach to languages, and begin to understand that their…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries
Cenoz, Jasone; Lindsay, Diana – 1994
A project introducing English as a third language in 30 elementary schools in the Basque Country (Spain) is described. The program, emerging from a national curriculum reform effort, begins English instruction when students are eight years old, three years earlier than previously. Students are already bilingual in Spanish and Basque, both official…
Descriptors: Basque, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), FLES
Peer reviewedRadnai, Zsofia – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1994
Examines the linguistic isolation of 11 million Magyar-speaking Hungarians in a context of political, economic, and educational change. Changes in foreign language learning since 1989 are outlined, and the declining popularity of Russian and increasing interest in studying the languages of Western Europe are discussed. (Contains 13 references.)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ares, Henry P. – 1991
A study investigated the elementary school programs in French as a second language in Louisiana, Quebec (Canada), and New Brunswick (Canada). The objective was to learn about the programs' underlying goals and philosophies, examine the teaching materials used at this level, evaluate the teaching situation, and survey teachers for their…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Economic Impact, Educational Objectives
Schinke-Llano, Linda – 1985
This state-of-the-art review explores types of foreign language (FL) programs, the rationale for early FL study, research evidence, program development, evaluation issues, and areas for further development. Chapter 1 outlines the various types of early FL programs that have been implemented, such as foreign language experience (FLEX) programs,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
