Discusses the work of children's author Alma Flor Ada, a Cuban native who has won awards honoring Latino writers and illustrators. Includes part of an interview that explores her background, describes activity ideas, and presents a bibliography of works written by her (several title published in both English and Spanish) as well as sources of…

Discusses excellent Spanish translations of popular American books for children, examples of outstanding bilingual books in English and Spanish, poetry books, and examples of inferior bilingual books published in the United States. A list of 32 books noting author, title, translator, publisher, publication date, and suggested grade level is…

This is a bibliography of materials for use in resettling and educating refugees and/or immigrants, including new materials added to the general Refugee Materials Center (RMC) collection since the publication of the Refugee Materials Center Bibliography in December 1984. The bibliography lists textbooks for teaching English, other curricular…

This bibliography offers a listing of German language instructional resource texts, videorecordings, kits, and films on many subjects, available from the provincial library of Manitoba (Canada). Resources are listed alphabetically by title. Each listing includes general bibliographic information, including catalogue number, appropriate grade…

This book is both a reference tool for locating high-quality Latino children's literature--rhymes, fingerplays, poetry, stories, plays, and books--available in the United States, and a resource guide containing successful ideas for using this literature with children of all cultures. Particular emphasis is placed on books by Latino authors,…

This manual resulted from the work of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) and the International Information Centre for Terminology (Infoterm) in Vienna in developing methodologies for the work of multilingual organizations. Three papers are included in the document: "A Method for Controlled Concept…

This is a list of French monolingual, French-English and English-French dictionaries available in December 1975. Dictionaries of etymology, phonetics, place names, proper names, and slang are included, as well as dictionaries for children and dictionaries of Belgian, Canadian, and Swiss French. Most other specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias,…

Describes the research, compilation, and organization of three bibliographies on bilingual language arts materials developed for Native Americans between 1890 and 1976. A chart provides population figures for a diversity of Native American language groups, number of speakers, and available materials (dictionaries, grammars, etc.) for each group.…

The Hmong are a preliterate Southeast Asian tribe in the remote highlands of Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruited many Hmong to fight rebel forces in Indochina. Losing to the Pathet Lao in 1975, the Hmong were forced to flee Communist-controlled Laos. The United States accepted…

The 38 annotated entries in this bibliography describe bilingual dictionaries that are useful for students of English as a second language who are native speakers of one of the Indochinese languages. The listing is preceded by a general description of bilingual dictionaries, guidelines for choosing a dictionary, and pitfalls of using a dictionary.…

Over 450 citations from the 1970s, many annotated, comprise this bibliography. The following subtopics of multicultural/multilingual education are covered: (1) bilingual education/English as a second language; (2) bibliographies on multicultural education; (3) materials for teachers (teacher education material and curriculum/class material); (4)…

This annotated list of resources for the bilingual and bicultural education of Puerto Rican children in grades kindergarten through 6 covers the following areas: (1) print resources, including children's literature and historical and descriptive works for teacher and student use; (2) nonprint resources; and (3) professional resources, including…

This annotated list of resources for the bilingual and bicultural education of Mexican American children in grades kindergarten through 6 covers the following areas: (1) print resources, including children's literature and historical and descriptive works for teacher and student use; (2) nonprint resources; and (3) professional resources,…

An annotated bibliography of the Library of Congress' Chinese-English holdings on all subjects, as well as certain polyglot and multilingual dictionaries with English and Chinese entries. Included are general, encyclopaedic and comprehensive dictionaries; vocabularies; word lists; syllabaries; lists of place names, personal names, nomenclature,…

Describes several noteworthy books about Latinos that contrast cultures, explain a unique Mexican and Mexican American celebration, explore the debate over illegal immigration, and convey the quandaries of adolescence. Several publications are considered inferior because they disregard the Spanish language and present negative historical…