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Download full textEckerson, Janet; Jacobs, Christopher; Ghazi Saidi, Ladan; Mollenkopf, Dawn; Vu, Phu – Student Success, 2022
International students, especially those studying in English language institutes at universities in the United States, often struggle to create connections with local students and the host community. Learners of non-English languages also struggle to find opportunities to practice languages that are uncommon in the surrounding community. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English (Second Language), College Students, Community
Direct linkBustamante, Carolina – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
The topic of this study is professional development (PD) on Web 2.0 technologies for foreign language teachers and integration of these tools into the language classroom. This research explored the experiences of eighteen teachers of Spanish in grades 7-12 from both rural and urban areas in Nebraska, United States, who participated in a…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Alvarez-Blanco, Palmar; Torres, Steven L. – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2018
This paper provides examples of activities that can be carried out by Spanish-speaking professors who are willing to step outside of the classroom walls with their students and participate in community projects--to help democratize the various forms of cultural capital as well as promote social justice and political awareness by working hand in…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, College Faculty, Service Learning, Cultural Capital
Arens, Sheila A.; Stoker, Ginger; Barker, Jane; Shebby, Susan; Wang, Xin; Cicchinelli, Lou F.; Williams, Jean M. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This study responds to regional and national needs by examining the impact on students' English language proficiency of a particular set of ELL-specific classroom materials in combination with a specific teacher professional development program. The classroom materials used in this study, entitled On Our Way to English (OWE), were authored by…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Spanish Speaking, Language Proficiency
Kreck, Carol – Education Commission of the States, 2014
Today, English language learners (ELLs)--students whose primary language is other than English--are the fastest-growing major school population in the United States. Between 2000-01 and 2010-11, the number of these students, whose level of English proficiency is not sufficient to support learning in a regular English language classroom, rose 18…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency
Wang, Xin; Bachler, Susie – Nebraska Department of Education, 2011
In Nebraska, pursuant to Nebraska statutes 79-1014, districts must submit a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan by mid October of each year as specified by statute. The LEP plan is meant to specifically address the needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students and will be used in calculation of state funding for the following fiscal school…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Identification, Reference Services, Technical Assistance
Hayden-Roy, Priscilla – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2004
There has been a significant paradigm shift in foreign language pedagogy from measuring language achievement to measuring proficiency. The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (1986) sought to reach consensus about describing and measuring language abilities. With the widespread recognition of these Guidelines have come far-reaching changes in our…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Cognitive Psychology, Guidelines, German
Di Donato, Robert, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy A., Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2004
The title, "Making Connections: From the Classroom to the World Beyond", underscores one of the basic principles of language teaching echoed in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) "Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century". Teachers are constantly making connections in their…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Majors (Students), Portfolios (Background Materials)
