IN AN EFFORT TO DOCUMENT TEXAS' PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION, THIS REPORT DISCUSSES LOCAL AND STATE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS. NINE LOCAL PROGRAMS (MAINLY ELEMENTARY) ARE DESCRIBED WHICH RANGE IN METHODOLOGY FROM ALL-ENGLISH TO ALL-SPANISH INSTRUCTION. CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL INCLUDE…

This is the third module of 10 in the German Headstart program. Each of the 2 units in the module contains objectives, exercises, and a self-evaluation quiz. In addition, there are several supplementary exercises and self-evaluations. The objective of this module is to enable the student to order a meal in a restaurant and to chat with a German in…

This volume presents articles on aspects of suggestive learning with emphasis on foreign language instruction. The following articles and reviews are included: (1) "Biofeedback in Holistic Education," by Larry O. Rouse; (2) "Report on the Helsinki Suggestopedia Seminar, June, 1978," by Kjell Weinius; (3) "Suggestology and…

A questionnaire was completed by Japanese students at the University of Kansas, to determine their perception of cross-cultural understanding between Japanese and Americans at the University. The students judged American knowledge of Japanese culture to be meager, but were in general confident in their own grasp of American culture. This knowledge…

A collection of Christmas projects that can be adapted to different levels of German study are presented. The text is in German, except for the overview which is in English. It is advised that the teacher be well acquainted with the craft items to be presented to the students. The language of the classroom should be German to provide a total…

A major obstacle immigrants have in adapting to their new environment is ignorance of the host country's language. The Council of Europe has taken several measures to help migrant workers and their families adapt to the host country by giving them the opportunity to learn, or improve their knowledge of, its language. Model projects for teaching…

This bibliography lists 136 items which may be useful to anyone teaching or taking Welsh as a second language. Each entry includes the usual bibliographic information, some include annotations, and some are accompanied by quotations from reviews. About half the titles are in English, and the other half in Welsh. The annotations and quotations are…

The research for this paper was concentrated in a poor barrio in Bogota, Columbia. The Paper discussed learning in a poor urban community using the ethnographic example of a small community to illustrate the larger socio-political impact of the implication of the United States' policy and position for Colombia. The account is considered to be…

Based on the experiences of 52 Navajo teacher aides in a 10 week training course (1974), this teacher aide guide book for all grade levels is primarily descriptive, though "helpful hints" are provided for teacher aides in Bureau of Indian Affairs schools for Navajo children. Emphasizing the importance of the teacher aide's role in the…

This curriculum guide is designed for a course based on the text "ALM Russian," second edition, units 11, 12, and 13. The course focuses on the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as on cultural background material. Particular emphasis is placed on developing the student's knowledge of grammar. The guide includes a…

This is book two in a series of beginning readers in Spanish for preschool and grade one. The program is designed to prepare children to read in Spanish by teaching the sound-symbol relationship in sequential order with simple reading selections. This book introduces "d" and "t" and reinforces the sound-symbol relationships…

This description of the establishment of a classical Greek program at the secondary school level for a majority of students in a private New England school cites motivational techniques in the hope that they might be successfully employed in other school systems. A discussion of Greek in the curriculum and its acceptance underscores the desire of…

The 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title VII Chinese Bilingual Pilot Program is a bilingual/bicultural program the purpose of which is to provide for the special educational needs of children who have limited English-speaking ability, who come from environments where the dominant language is one other than English, and who come from…

Since 1960, approximately 733,000 Turkish workers have migrated to European countries. One issue before the Turkish Government is adequately educating children of Turkish migrant workers in other countries. There are more than 117,000 children who are expected to retain their traditional Turkish culture while adjusting themselves to the host…

A bilingual-bicultural program was conducted in 6 second grade classrooms in 3 Phoenix, Arizona schools to develop and implement a small group process approach to bilingual education. This approach was described in the report, along with the skills required for it. Examples of room environment, grouping procedures, teaching techniques, activities,…