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Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of ninth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in Manitoba involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of sixth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in the province involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 6, Immersion Programs
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1982
The three-year Spanish program curriculum guide for Alberta public high schools outlines: (1) program objectives reflecting the basic education goals as well as a rationale for including Spanish in a school program; (2) specific minumum expectations for each language skill (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and for cultural understanding…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides
Griswold, Jean S. – 1983
Information on Colorado State University's foreign language camps for college students is presented. Advantages of the following two models for camps are identified: a single language camp, and a combination multi-language camp with four languages (Spanish, French, German, and Chinese). Features of the camps include: speaking in the foreign…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education, Language of Instruction
Download full textSwope, William M.; And Others – 1982
As part of its plans to recruit Hispanic personnel who speak English as a second language, the U.S. Navy will have to provide English language training as well as technical training to prepare these personnel for fleet duty. A cost/benefit analysis was conducted of three English language training programs: the English Technical Language School…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1980
The report is an evaluation of the 1979-80 High School Title I English as a Second Language Program. Two types of information are presented: (1) a narrative description of the program which provides qualitative data regarding the program, and (2) a statistical analysis of test results which consists of quantitative, city-wide data. By integrating…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, English (Second Language), Interviews, Outcomes of Education
TARRANT, WARREN J. – 1962
ELEVEN THIRD-GRADE CLASSES IN SCHENECTADY, N.Y., WATCHED A 15-MINUTE TELEVISION PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY FRENCH TWICE A WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT TEACHERS PROVIDING THE FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTION OF THE TV PROGRAMS, FOUR GROUPS OF STUDENTS WERE ASSIGNED TO TEACHERS RANGING FROM NATIVE FRENCH WITH CONSIDERABLE…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Educational Television, Elementary School Students, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedArmstrong, Gregory K. – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
Examines the impact on the second language skills of advanced high school Spanish students of Indiana University's 20-year-old intensive program abroad. Evidence indicates that resulting language skills exceeded those which might be expected in one full year of high school language instruction. (EKN)
Descriptors: French, German, Intensive Language Courses, Language Proficiency
Yunian, Xu; Ness, Verna – Forum, 1999
Ongoing evaluation occurs during the progression of an action and is widely used as a means of judging the progress and achievements of language programs. This article focuses on the ongoing evaluation of an English-as-a-Foreign-Language program in China and the roles of the teachers and learners in the process. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation
Taylor, Lorraine Mills – 1997
A study investigated the instructional and curricular changes made in seven Mesa (Arizona) public elementary schools as a result of a 1989 state mandate for second language instruction at the elementary school level. In the schools under study, Spanish second language instruction is integrated into the core curriculum. The study examined…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, FLES
PDF pending restorationHeining-Boynton, Audrey L. – 1991
Evaluation of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) programs is needed to provide feedback (descriptive data about a school's offerings) and accountability (program accomplishments). Thorough program evaluation verifies both a district's thoughtful, written philosophy of foreign language education and local goals. Some FLES program…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Murphy, Dermot F. – 1991
Motivated by the introduction of a new secondary school language curriculum in Malaysia, a project was undertaken to examine its effects on classroom teaching and learning, particularly from the teacher's perspective. The portion of the project that involved training state officials to participate in a formative evaluation of the curriculum and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation
Nunan, David – 1991
A discussion of the role of second language proficiency assessment in the evaluation of language programs argues that for four reasons, the use of proficiency is inappropriate as a central element in evaluation. The reasons are: (1) the construct of proficiency has not been operationalized in a way that enables it to be used usefully; (2)…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBarik, Henri; Swain, Marrill – Language Learning, 1975
The school performance of pupils in grades K-2 of the French immersion program in operation in Ottawa public schools is evaluated in comparison with that of pupils in the regular English program. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, FLES, French
Demoze, Fisseha – 1987
A study of the implementation and effectiveness of a unique magnet program, this first-year evaluation deals with the International Baccalaureate/Writing Academy magnet program implemented at San Diego (California) High School during the 1985-1986 school year. The first chapter points out issues and concerns of the program, while the second…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, High Schools
