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Direct linkBoyson, Beverly A.; Semmer, Martha; Thompson, Lynn E.; Rosenbusch, Marcia H. – Foreign Language Annals, 2013
Educators have generally believed that foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten or earlier to promote optimum oral language development (e.g., Abbott, 1998; Curtain & Dahlberg, 2010; Rhodes & Pufahl, 2010; Rosenbusch, 1991; Swender & Duncan, 1998). This article describes two Spanish programs in the Westport…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Oral Language
Kondo-Brown,Kimi – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
One common procedure for oral performance testing of Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) learners is one-on-one interviewing wherein the interviewer asks questions and the child candidate responds to them. While existing research has focused primarily on outcomes elicited by such procedures, this study examines the processes…
Descriptors: FLES, Elementary Schools, Second Language Programs, Oral Language
Download full textUtah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1989
This report calls for a major change in foreign language education in the state of Utah, moving from an instructional emphasis on the study of grammar to performance in speaking skills that can be sustained through instruction in reading, writing, and structural knowledge. This mastery curriculum will enable students to progress in language…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1993
This manual presents activities designed to encourage speaking in elementary and secondary school French language classes at the novice and intermediate proficiency levels. Following guidelines outlined in the Utah "Foreign Language Mastery Curriculum Guide," each of the activities is identified according to the topic, level, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1993
This manual presents activities designed to encourage speaking in elementary and secondary school Spanish language classes at the novice and intermediate proficiency levels. Following guidelines outlined in the Utah "Foreign Language Mastery Curriculum Guide," each of the activities is identified according to the topic, level, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Group Activities
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1987
This manual presents activities designed to encourage speaking in elementary and secondary school German language classes at the novice and intermediate proficiency levels. Following guidelines outlined in the Utah "Foreign Language Mastery Curriculum Guide," each of the activities is identified according to the topic, level, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
Fallon, Gerald; Morse, Marie – 1987
Alberta's curriculum guide for French immersion programs outlines the programs' rationale and objectives and the content of the oral language, reading, and writing components for six years. An introductory section discusses the aim of developing language competence and recent theory on competence. The role of language as an instrument of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1990
Delaware's state standards for the Latin curriculum in the public schools are presented. An introductory section outlines the goals of the Latin program for reading, cultural awareness, grammar, writing, and oral language and briefly discusses the philosophy of and approaches to Latin instruction in elementary and middle schools. Three subsequent…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
