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Download full textGürsoy, Esim; Eken, Elif – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Recent changes in Turkish educational system have increased the importance of teaching English, following a global trend to introduce foreign languages at earlier stages of the language teaching program. However, putting the new language program successfully into practice can be challenging. In this regard, this study attempts to investigate…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Direct linkZeppieri, Rosanne; Russel, Priscilla – Learning Languages, 2013
In elementary schools around the United States, children learn in text-rich environments with literacy a primary goal of instruction, whether the instruction is in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish. Nonetheless, second language instruction is often overlooked as a vehicle for building students' reading, writing, speaking,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, FLES, Teaching Methods
Crowell, Joseph – Learning Languages, 2012
Many teachers of foreign languages struggle with finding alternative ways of exposing their students to the target language. At Kent Gardens Elementary School (KGES) in McLean, Virginia, many students participate in an immersion program from first grade to sixth grade. These students spend half of every school day immersed in French while learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Written Language, Immersion Programs, French
Davis-Wiley, Patricia; Miller, Roy V. – Learning Languages, 2013
Among the reported proven positive results of early world Language (WL) study are improved cognitive abilities and "higher achievement test scores in reading and math" (Stewart: 11), which are expected student performance outcomes for the Common Core Standards. The future viability of Foreign Language in Elementary Schools (FLES)…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Sandrock, Paul – Learning Languages, 2013
The Common Core Standards have defined literacy and outlined the mission for English Language Arts in a way that provides a natural fit with the National Standards for Language Learning. Taking advantage of this connection, language teachers can showcase the importance of learning languages by demonstrating how literacy is learned, practiced, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Core Curriculum, FLES
Fulton-Archer, Lynn – Learning Languages, 2013
Certain aspects of the implementation of language immersion programs in Delaware are unique given the state's size, demographics, and role in national education initiatives including Race to the Top, Common Core, and Smarter Balance. The Delaware experience typifies what every state, district, or even school goes through as they try to provide…
Descriptors: FLES, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
Clivaz, Denise; Roberts, Elizabeth – Learning Languages, 2010
In their tenure as French teachers at the Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove, Illinois, the authors have continually sought an effective instructional model for their K-8 students. Their school is blessed to have a stable and historic French program for young learners, and each of their students is required to take French from kindergarten…
Descriptors: FLES, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Bontrager, Sharon – Learning Languages, 2010
Teaching Spanish at the K-5 level is a passion of mine, and the author would like to share some of the practical applications that she finds most rewarding and effective. She has found enthusiastic response to the creation of detailed language learning kits that are rooted in storytelling, but expanded to include home-made board games,…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Story Telling
Connecting and Collaborating: How Content-Related Instruction Increases Students' Speaking Abilities
Harkins, Sherri – Learning Languages, 2010
Young students come to world language classrooms with genuine excitement about the possibility of being able to speak a language other than their own. When world language teachers connect second language instruction to students' general education curriculum content, the opportunity presents itself to potentially increase students' ability to speak…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, FLES
Maletz, Sophia – Learning Languages, 2010
After a teaching experience with the children of Ecuador with so little support, the author has come to greatly appreciate what is available for teachers in the states. Sometimes the best encouragement for a new teacher of FLES is a success story straight from the classroom. In this article, the author shares a few of the tools she has picked up…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHayn, Gerald A. – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: FLES, Grammar, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction
ALKONIS, NANCY V.; BROPHY, MARY A. – 1961
A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE SPRING OF 1961 BY TWO EXPERIENCED TEACHERS OF THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (FLES). NEW AND OLD PROGRAMS IN VARIOUS CITIES WERE OBSERVED AND EVALUATED BY VISITS TO 62 SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN 29 STATES. AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDED--(1) PROGRAM, (2) TEACHERS, (3) MATERIALS, (4) CLASSROOM…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, Language Teachers, Modern Languages
Melaro, Constance L. – Instructor, 1973
Article presents a simple methodology for FLES teachers. (GB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, FLES, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1990
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual highlights special considerations for immersion teachers as they plan and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, Immersion Programs, Language Teachers
Couture, Louise – Foreign Lang Ann, 1969
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Cultural Context
