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Direct linkMorita-Mullaney, Trish; Chesnut, Colleen – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Indiana dual-language immersion (DLI) programs have grown exponentially in the last 5 years as a result of state policies, related state funding, and increasing pressure for public schools to have a specialized presence amidst school choice provisions. Principals work with their communities to identify the DLI model they will adopt, student…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Immersion Programs, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Tijunelis, Viktorija; Satterfield, Teresa; Benki, Jose R. – Hispania, 2013
We report on the service-learning component of a Spanish-language Saturday school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for elementary-aged Spanish-language heritage learners and also examine the newly forming Latino community served by this innovative program. The US Spanish-speaking population is growing throughout the country, resulting in greatly increased…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
Download full textBest, Jane; Dunlap, Allison – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2012
This brief provides an overview of three federal laws that address native-language education and illustrates how these federal laws produce different results when coupled with state laws and other regional circumstances. For the purposes of this brief, native-language education refers to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and…
Descriptors: Native Language Instruction, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Public Policy
Block, Nicholas – Bilingual Research Journal, 2011
Forty initially English-dominant Latino students in four 90:10 Spanish two-way dual-immersion programs and 62 of their peers in mainstream English programs were studied to find out if their attitudes toward Spanish and Spanish-dominant individuals differ. Significant differences were found on many variables, with two-way dual-immersion students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Immersion Programs, Biculturalism, Statistical Significance
California Child Development Programs Advisory Committee, Sacramento. – 1985
Six papers presented at a conference on early childhood first and second language acquisition sponsored by the California state legislature's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee include: "Bilingual Development and the Education of Bilingual Children During Early Childhood" (Eugene E. Garcia); "An English-Only Preschool Program" (William…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Arnau, Joaquim – 1989
A study analyzed and compared the classroom interactional strategies of two teachers of Catalan immersion classes and one teacher of Spanish as a native language in Spain at the kindergarten level. The theoretical framework guiding the study is based on analysis of the native-speaker/non-native-speaker distinction. Two comparisons were made: (1)…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Weisman, Evelyn Marino; Hanson, Darrell Zack – Issues in Teacher Education, 2002
In this article, the authors describe the results of research that explored how Proposition 227--a measure that mandates English immersion instruction for all English language learners--has affected bilingual teachers at varying points in their professional development. The perspectives of preservice, novice and veteran bilingual teachers offer…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Teacher Role, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Teachers
Peer reviewedWilson, Steven F. – READ Perspectives, 1993
Critiques the effectiveness of transitional bilingual education (TBE), focusing on the TBE program in Boston, Massachusetts. Also discusses alternatives to TBE, such as English as a Second Language pull-out programs and English immersion programs. (Contains 114 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Criticism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy
Freeman, Rebecca – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
This paper presents an ethnographic study of the Oyster Bilingual School in Washington, D.C., a successful two-way Spanish-English bilingual elementary school designed to produce biliterate and bicultural students. The study was based on classroom observations, interviews of students, teachers, and administrators, and an examination of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Pluralism
Campbell, Russell N.; Lindholm, Kathryn J. – 1987
Three successful school program models designed to help language minority students conserve the language skills acquired in their homes and continue normal native language development are described. The programs were developed to counteract a trend toward wasting valuable existing language skills and resources. The programs include: (1) an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
Barfield, Susan C.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – 1992
The partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the instruction is in English and half in Spanish, has completed its sixth year. The program review, including classroom observation, interviews with or surveys of students, teachers, parents, and staff, and student assessment, revealed a highly successful…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Administrator Attitudes, Articulation (Education)
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed.; Duquette, Georges, Ed. – 1991
Papers on language processing, culture, and language learning and teaching include: "A Theory of Intelligence as Semiosis: With a Couple of Comments on Interlanguage Development" (John W. Oller, Jr.); "Along the Way: Interlanguage Systems in Second Language Acquisition" (Larry Selinker); "Strategy and Tactics in Second Language Acquisition"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes
