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Download full textKrashen, Stephen D. – Focus, 1991
The core of the case for bilingual education is that the principles underlying successful bilingual education emphasize the same factors that underlie successful language acquisition in general: understanding messages and obtaining comprehensible input; using background knowledge; and the development of literacy. The importance of the first…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Houlton, David; King, Edith W. – 1984
Recent developments and trends in the field of native language instruction among language minority groups in Britain and the United States support the growing attitude that a multicultural curriculum reflecting children's cultural experiences is appropriate, and the development of multilingual materials and classroom strategies has taken priority.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Philosophy
Clark, Kevin – 1999
The experiences of five California school districts in implementing English immersion instruction for all limited-English-speaking students are described and compared. The districts range from populous urban settings to small, isolated rural communities. The first part of the report profiles the five districts, and the second part sets forth three…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFelix, Judith Walker de; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1993
Reports on a study of an innovative secondary bilingual program for preliterate immigrant adolescents. Researchers compared classroom processes used in the bilingual program to those in English-as-a-Second-Language classrooms. Observations indicated no significant differences in off-task behavior. Neither group participated in many higher level…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1987
A handbook for teachers, administrators, and bilingual education specialists who deal with limited-English-proficient, Japanese-speaking students is designed to assist this language minority to get the best educational opportunities. Chapters discuss the background of Japanese-speaking people in California, historical and sociocultural factors…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Traits
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1986
A handbook for teachers and administrators dealing with limited-English-speaking native Pilipino-speaking students in the schools gives information on the unique historical, sociocultural, and linguistic characteristics of this group and provides information about educational resources. It begins with an overview of Filipino immigration history,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics
