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Peer reviewedTurnbull, Miles – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Examines when and how much the target language (TL) should be used in second language and foreign language teaching and why. Agrees with the view that second and foreign language teachers should maximize their use of the TL, and argues that doing so benefits students' TL proficiency. Highlights disadvantages when teachers rely too heavily on the…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Role
Spolsky, Bernard, Ed.; Cooper, Robert, Ed. – 1977
This volume on bilingual education contains the following ten articles: "The Establishment of Language Education Policy in Multilingual Societies," by Bernard Spolsky, "Bilingualism and Bilingual Education-The Ancient World to the Renaissance," by E. Glyn Lewis, "The Sociology of Bilingual Education," by Joshua A. Fishman, "Linguistic Perspectives…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Download full textBruce, Nigel – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1991
A November 1990 recommendation by the Hong Kong government's education department to adopt a language-streaming policy is discussed. The policy would have children tested and assigned to English-medium or Chinese-medium instruction in the sixth year of elementary school. Implications of this development are examined from the point of view of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Chinese, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Wall, Patrick J. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
A number of issues concerning revival and maintenance of the Irish language are discussed. First, it is found that public attitudes about language use in Ireland, outwardly positive toward revival of Irish usage but not carried through in mass media or education, reflect considerable ambiguity. Linguistic stewardship of the language has been…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Irish, Language Attitudes
Matthey, Marinette, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Liguistique (Tranel), 1997
Essays on language contact and the image of language, entirely in French, include: "Representations 'du' contexte et representations 'en' contexte? Eleves et enseignants face a l'apprentissage de la langue" ("Representations 'of' Context or Representations 'in' Context? Students and Teachers Facing Language Learning" (Laurent…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Danhua, Wei – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Issues concerning the language of instruction used in teaching English to native speakers of Chinese, particularly adolescents, are discussed. The discussion draws on research in two areas: the role of language medium in the acquisition of concepts, and psycholinguistic differences between Chinese and English. It is concluded that while the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chinese, Classroom Communication, Concept Formation
Mhathuna, Maire Mhic – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
This study investigated factors facilitating acquisition of Irish in Irish-medium playgroups designed for children who are native English-speakers. Data were gathered in four visits each to two such playgroups, each containing approximately 20 children. Four aspects of conversational exchanges were examined: understanding; code mixing; formulaic…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language), Creativity
Allison, Desmond M., Ed. – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1990
Papers on linguistics and language teaching in this volume are the following: "Language in Education: Hard Choices for Hong Kong" (Jo Lewkowicz); "EL2--Medium Education in a Largely Monolingual Society: The Case of Hong Kong" (Nigel Bruce); "A Programme for Semantics" (Laurence Goldstein); "Semantics and Its…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Correction, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries
Cummins, Jim – TESL Canada Journal, 1988
Discusses the relationship between research, theory, and policy in language policy formulation in the context of a "conflict" paradigm. In bilingual programs in the United States and Canada, the sociological context of the debate plays a major role in determining the choice of issues to investigate. (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Educational Sociology, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedSpolsky, Bernard – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Israel is fertile ground for research in multilingualism. Revitalization of Hebrew resulted in a tendency for ideological and instrumentally-motivated monolingualism to replace earlier multilingual patterns, even in the context of pressure for language shift by Arabic, Russian, Yiddish, and other languages, and Hebrew's competition with English in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Noss, Richard B.; Gonzalez, Andrew, Ed.; Sibayan, Bonifacio P., Ed. – 1996
This monograph attempts to integrate experience and research findings in several related disciplines and bring them to bear on the problem of how to make language programs in schools simultaneously accommodate the needs of both the language curriculum and the general curriculum. It addresses four issues: (1) how specific languages, in all their…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Melanges, 1997
Articles on second language teaching and learning include: "Ethnographie comparee de la salle de classe en France et en grande-Bretagne" (Comparative Ethnography of the Classroom Environment in France and Great Britain) (F. Carton); "Pour une approche micro et macro du francais parle dans la formation des enseignants de FLE"…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
O Baoill, Donall P., Ed. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Essays in applied linguistics include: "Meaningful Negotiation: A Study of the Pedagogical Value of Autotutor-An Interactive Video Learning Resource" (John Stephen Byrne); "Medium of Instruction in the L2 Classroom" (Wei Danhua); "The Story of Language Contact and Shift in Ireland: How Unique, How Universal?" (Markku,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Computer Software
