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Gonzalez, Roger Geertz – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2017
One significant phenomenon regarding the internationalization of higher education around the world is the wider use of English as the "lingua franca" for research, scientific study, and graduate education. Germany has increased its English taught Master's programs by 13 percent since 2011, second behind the Netherlands, with a total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes
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Navarro-Pablo, Macarena; López Gándara, Yiyi – Language Learning Journal, 2020
Very little research has been conducted on the effects of CLIL on L1 competence development. This article compares CLIL and non-CLIL learners' levels of attainment in Spanish Language and Literature in seven public schools in the South of Spain. Learners' verbal intelligence and motivation were previously matched in order to homogenise the sample.…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Skills, Spanish, Course Content
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Mesa, Carol; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – Grantee Submission, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to examine the role that the first language (L1), Spanish, at Pre-Kindergarten plays in predicting second language (L2), English, word reading in first grade. In addition, it examines the role of conceptual vocabulary in predicting word reading in English. Method: As part of a longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Language, Preschool Education, Language Role
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Hurst, Ellen – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2014
This chapter analyses interviews with 13 African scholars from a range of countries who are currently working at a South African university. The interviews explore aspects of their migration journeys and the role that language, particularly the English language, has played in their mobility. The majority of the participants originate from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Garrouste, Christelle – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
In a multilingual context, this study investigates the role on mathematics achievement of the provision of instruction in the home language. It compares characteristics of 5048 Grade 6 learners in 275 Namibian schools. The outcome variable is the standardized SACMEQ mathematics score collected in year 2000. Hierarchical linear modeling is used to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Multilingualism, Language Role, Foreign Countries
Sayes, Louis – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
Discusses the teaching of French at the secondary level in Tanzania, in terms of the role of French, the methods and materials used, and evaluation. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: French, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language of Instruction
Schleppegrell, Mary; Christian, Donna – 1986
Current thinking about academic language and the variety of language appropriate to school and similar settings is discussed. Recent literature concerning academic language is explored, and common themes and significant observations that emerge when the concept is viewed from a sociological perspective are examined. The research reviewed includes…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Educational Environment, Language of Instruction, Language Proficiency
Pellicer, Alejandra – 1996
A discussion of the language skills of Maya-speaking children in Mexico describes the relationship of Maya and Spanish languages in this population's education and reports on a study of the construction of orthography by these children. The study first examines how language is used in literacy education and the difficulties of literacy in a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language of Instruction
Paratore, Jeanne R.; And Others – 1995
This paper addresses the educational needs of children who speak English as a Second Language (ESL) and considers the issues that are critical to providing these children with beneficial classroom environments, focusing on the effective instruction of bilingual children who are placed in classrooms with monolingual teachers and monolingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Adunyarittigun, Dumrong – 1993
This paper suggests that the whole language approach, widely used for first-language reading instruction, is the most appropriate means for teaching reading to learners of English as a second language (ESL). Drawing on research evidence, seven basic tenets of whole language instruction are explained and applied to ESL reading instruction. These…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Hickey, Tina – 1997
A study addressed educational and psychological issues raised by the phenomenal growth of Irish-medium pre-schools ("naionrai"). Data were gathered in surveys of almost 2,000 parents, over 170 teachers and advisors, and 225 children in 25 Irish-medium pre-schools in both "Gaeltacht" (Irish-speaking districts) and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Trends, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
Rosberg, Merilee – 1995
A discussion of English-as-a-Second-Language teaching techniques and approaches for young children focuses on principles found to contribute to successful program development. First, characteristics of successful language immersion programs are outlined: parental involvement and support; students who are members of a majority group; positive…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
Wesche, Marjorie; MacFarlane, Alina; Peters, Martine – 1998
This report describes an experimental intensive core French program for grades 5 and 6 at Churchill Alternative School in Ottawa (Canada). The aim was to improve the oral French skills of core French students by providing a period of intensive exposure to French and by increasing the total number of hours in French during one program year from 120…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1975
This profile in outline form of the English language teaching situation in the Gambia discusses the role of English in the community and within the educational system. The number of hours allocated weekly to the teaching of English in the primary school, junior secondary and senior secondary schools and teacher's training college are discussed, as…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English for Special Purposes