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Li, Zhihong; Sisson, Keith; Kung, Hsiang-te – Learning Languages, 2014
The purpose of this study is to find out how young children can learn, understand, and progress in the Chinese language. This study focuses on 13 students between two and three years old. The data collection methods used classroom observation, benchmarks, and parent questionnaires about at home behavior. The data analysis used is qualitative…
Descriptors: Young Children, Chinese, Language Acquisition, Toddlers
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Paternostro, Alphonsina – Learning Languages, 2009
Studies on second language acquisition show that the earlier a child is exposed to instruction the more likely he or she will be successful in attaining high levels of proficiency. The author knew that if real change were going to take place in Linden, New Jersey, the ideas and beliefs that embody multiculturalism and multilingualism would have to…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Cultural Pluralism, Superintendents
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Heyman, Sarah; Morales, Patricia – Learning Languages, 2008
Thematic units are more than isolated lists of vocabulary, grammar points, or language functions. It is important to design thematic units from the national standards with clearly defined objectives. They should offer opportunities for connections with other content areas. Units should also have a strong cultural foundation, perhaps centered on a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grammar, National Standards, Thematic Approach
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Chiang, Janna – Learning Languages, 2009
In this article, the author describes her experience of teaching Mandarin Chinese at Stopher Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky. Through growing and learning with her students, the author has become a firm believer in the importance of early childhood language acquisition and a passionate advocate for world language education.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Mandarin Chinese, Language Acquisition, English (Second Language)
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Douglas, Masako – Learning Languages, 2007
Young learners of Japanese heritage language (JHL) need a solid foundation of oral language to develop strong literacy skills. Considering the limited hours of instruction at JHL schools, oral language and literacy skills rely on a joint effort between the JHL school and parents. JHL schools that help parents understand the nuances of JHL…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Parents, Literacy, Language Acquisition
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Redmond, Mary Lynn – Learning Languages, 2007
In this interview, Eve Wallwork, a junior at David W. Butler High School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) School District, talks about her research project on the field of early language learning. Wallwork shares the most important findings of her research, the benefits of early language learning, and her plans in the future.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Interviews, Student Attitudes, High School Students
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Boudreaux, Nicole – Learning Languages, 2007
From 1969 to the late 1980's, most French programs in schools were based on a traditional foreign language instructional model, usually offering 30 minutes a day of French language instruction in elementary grades, increasing to 50 minutes a day in middle school. Contingent on funding and political swings over time, programs expanded from…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Federal Legislation, School Districts, Federal Government
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Seewald, Amanda – Learning Languages, 2007
Preschool and early elementary science provides engaging opportunities for integrated content-based language learning. This instruction uses the concepts of other content areas as a springboard for language acquisition and self-expression. It is through the active interpretation of content standards by foreign language teachers that the ideas and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Teaching Methods
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Schneider, Jody – Learning Languages, 2007
The reading and literacy focus of a unit that centers on chocolate can provide a context for using the interpretive mode of the communication standard from the "National Standards in Foreign Language Education." This article presents a thematic unit that is applicable to all languages and adaptable to any level. Inspired by Woodlands'…
Descriptors: National Standards, Reading Strategies, Reading Skills, Public Schools
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Mitsui, Akiko; Donato, Richard; Tucker, G. Richard – Learning Languages, 2007
During the summer of 2005, a longtime Japanese teacher at a K-8 school in southwestern Pennsylvania unexpectedly resigned. The school, unable to recruit a new teacher for the 2005-2006 school year, chose to suspend the teaching of Japanese and to establish a committee to examine the foreign language program within the overall school curriculum. In…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Grade 4
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Caccavale, Terry – Learning Languages, 2007
It has long been the assumption of many in the field of second language teaching that learning a second language helps to promote and enhance native language skill development, and that this correlation is direct and positive. Language professionals have assumed that learning a second language directly supports the development of better skills,…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Monolingualism, Literacy
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Armstrong, Penelope W.; Rogers, Jerry D. – Learning Languages, 1997
Examines the effect of foreign language education on the basic skills of elementary school students. A group of third-grade students given three 30-minute Spanish language lessons per week performed as well as or better than a control group (given no second-language instruction) on academic achievement tests. (ER)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Control Groups
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Wood, Emily – Learning Languages, 2006
The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annually presents the Melba Woodruff Award to an exemplary foreign language program in the nation. This year at the ACTFL conference in Baltimore, MD, the Eisenhower International School received this award for its outstanding immersion programs. International student exchanges at the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, International Educational Exchange, Professional Associations, Foreign Students