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Roessingh, Hetty – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2006
Using a case-study approach, this inquiry examines the perceptions of 10 immigrant students regarding the ESL program provided at the high school they attended for three years. Their achievement outcomes and the ESL program design at this school have been the topics of previous publications; hence the quest for explanatory insights from the…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Program Design, Language Proficiency, Immigrants
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Redhead, Noreen – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1985
Relates and compares two successful approaches to the teaching of the Indonesian language and culture at two high schools in Canberra, Australia. Describes the organizational differences between the two schools; the design, structure, method and implementation of the two programs; and the advantages and disadvantages of both. (SED)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum, Cultural Awareness, Elective Courses
Guidera, Bonner; And Others – 1987
The Teaching Assistant Program offers a course alternative designed to attract talented high school students to careers in education. This individually tailored course offers an expanded academic program to secondary students in several subject areas that have critical teacher shortages. It introduces them to the many facets of the teaching…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Fine Arts, High School Students, High Schools
Berney, Tomi D.; Stern, Lucia – 1990
Chapter I/Pupils with Compensatory Educational Needs programs in English as a Second Language (ESL) served students at 78 high schools in New York City, supplementing tax-levy-funded ESL classes in those schools serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. Chapter I of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act funded ESL and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Eligibility, English (Second Language)
Schmidt, Ken – Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen Journal of General Research, 1996
Reasons for establishing an extensive reading approach to teaching reading in English as a Second Language at a Japanese high school are enumerated, and some recommendations for implementing such a program are offered. Research on comprehensible input in language learning, particularly input from reading as an effective and efficient source, is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1983
The curriculum for a three-year Ukrainian second language program in Alberta public schools is designed to provide for articulation and continuity. The program outline provides: (1) a set of objectives reflecting basic educational objectives and a rationale to support inclusion of Ukrainian in a school program; (2) specific minimum expectations…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education
Fairbairn, Kerry; Pegolo, Catherine – 1983
Six case studies of foreign language programs in diverse Australian secondary schools conducted as part of an effort to learn the state of secondary level foreign language instruction are presented. The studies were conducted through administrator, teacher, and student interviews, on-site observation, and verification of the final report by the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Catholic Schools
LaGuardia Community Coll., Long Island City, NY. International High School. – 1987
Descriptive material about LaGuardia Community College International High School's program teaching English to limited-English-speaking students through content area instruction includes descriptions of individual program elements and courses. Two courses in the integrated learning center--a course on orientation to school and society, and a…
Descriptors: American Studies, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development