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Caballero, Gabriela – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2017
Choguita Rarámuri (Tarahumara) is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Northern Mexico of great typological, theoretical, and historical significance. This paper presents an overview and background of the Choguita Rarámuri language description and documentation project and provides a guide to the documentary collection emerging from this project. This…
Descriptors: Documentation, Language Research, Language Maintenance, American Indian Languages
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Wagner, Manuela; Osborn, Terry A. – Journal of Multilingual Education Research, 2010
This article focuses on how attitudes toward HLLs [heritage language learners] have changed, both with regard to program development and in learning and teaching. First, the ambiguity towards heritage language preservation is illustrated by examining historical aspects of heritage languages in the United States. Secondly, a closer look at two…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Heritage Education, Native Language Instruction
MEAD, ROBERT G., JR. – 1966
TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON CURRENT PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE PROFESSION, THE 1966 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PUBLISHED ITS WORKING COMMITTEE REPORTS ON LANGUAGE LEARNING RESEARCH, WIDER USES FOR LANGUAGES, AND THE SUPERVISION AND COORDINATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE FIRST REPORT, "RESEARCH AND LANGUAGE LEARNING,"…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Kachru, Braj B., Ed. – Studies in the Linguistic Sciences, 1992
A special issue of the journal, dedicated to Henry B. Kahane, the late founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Champaign, celebrates the department's first 25 years. It contains three parts. The first consists of specifically commissioned papers originally written in 1973-74 and meant for a specific project,…
Descriptors: Educational History, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Language Research
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Muma, John R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1977
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Psychology, Intervention, Language Handicaps
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Milleret, Margo – Hispania, 1990
A review of higher education Portuguese language programs explores the characteristics of these programs between 1945 and 1979 and enrollment in the 1980s. A discussion focuses on how recent developments in French and Spanish applied linguistics and new teaching methodologies and materials will affect the future development of such programs. (CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Second Language Programs, French, Higher Education
Yalden, Janice – 1984
The Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS) at Ottawa's Carleton University was established in 1982 as a multifunctional unit for applied linguistics research to include six functions: research and development, consulting, the development of learning options, providing a writing tutorial service, teacher training, and teacher support. Its…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Green, Richard; Oppliger, Amanda – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2007
This paper reports on the processes experienced in the development of a language programme in a high school in the western suburbs of Sydney in 2006 and represents the ideas and views of the two key participants. We consider the different perspectives held by the key participants on the project and how these need to be worked through in order to…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Tutors, Cooperation, Indigenous Knowledge
HAYES, ALFRED S. – 1964
THIS CONFERENCE REPORT BEGINS BY POINTING OUT THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SPREAD OF LITERACY AND THE INTERESTS AND ASPIRATIONS OF NATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE IN THE INITIAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND PERSONNEL FOR NATIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS. A NEED IS SEEN FOR IMPROVED INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERSTANDING, CLOSER…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Ancillary Services, Community Development, Educational Objectives
Deeken, Hans W. – 1968
The results of an investigation of scholars and educators concerned about the state of German language instruction in the United States are presented in this document. The four areas of emphasis are: (1) motivation and rationale, (2) teacher training, (3) course content, articulation, and materials, and (4) organization and structure of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Content Analysis, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Needs
PARKER, WILLIAM RILEY – 1961
WRITTEN AT UNESCO'S REQUEST, THIS DISCUSSION GUIDE CONSIDERS WHETHER OR NOT THE NATIONAL INTEREST WOULD BE SERVED BY INCREASING THE STUDY OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND, IF SO, WHICH SEQUENCE OF STUDY OF WHAT LANGUAGES WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH THE NATION AND THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS. FOLLOWING SOME BRIEF INTRODUCTORY…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Smith, William Flint, Ed. – 1987
Intended for language teachers at all levels, administrators, and researchers, this book presents essays on the use of educational technology in language teaching, focusing on the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). The writings suggest the principles that should guide CALL in curriculum, methodology, and research efforts; in the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Stoynoff, Stephen; Camacho, Terry – 1998
The handbook is intended to help those engaged in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) identify and effectively pursue sponsored support for research and other professional activities. It consists of four chapters. The first is an introduction to the world of sponsored support. Major sponsors are profiled and strategies for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Awards, Classroom Research, Databases
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Marshall, F. W. – Babel, 1973
Descriptors: Experimental Teaching, French, Language Instruction, Language Research
Okada, Masahito; Baker, Sue – 1971
The Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) First-Grade Composition Skills Exercises are designed to aid in the development of composition skills of first-grade children. The program consists of 64 two- or four-page exercises which were designed to correspond with the developing writing abilities of first-grade pupils. The tryout of the program…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Grade 1, Instructional Programs, Language Research
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