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Peer reviewedRosenbusch, Marcia H. – Foreign Language Annals, 1992
Describes a lesson unit designed to encourage a global perspective among five to seven year olds in a beginning level Spanish class and discusses the implications of global education for foreign-language teacher preparation. (24 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Education, FLES, Global Approach
Peer reviewedBagg, Gloria Charmaine; And Others – Hispania, 1984
College undergraduates and upper-level high school students are teaching Spanish, under the supervision of their foreign language teachers. The program is mutually beneficial, providing "hands on" teaching experience for the college students, while at the same time, providing an enjoyable and different learning environment for the…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Educational Innovation, FLES, High School Students
PDF pending restorationThompson, Mary P.; And Others – 1958
This is the first in a series of texts in a conversational Spanish course for elementary school children. Fifteen basic units present introductory linguistic patterns and cultural insights into the lives of Spaniards. They include: (1) Greetings, Identifications, and Farewells, (2) Some Classroom Objects and Instructions, (3) Colors, (4) More…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Education
PDF pending restorationThompson, Mary P.; And Others – 1958
This is the third volume in a series of texts in a conversational Spanish course for elementary school children. Nine basic units present introductory linguistic patterns and cultural insights into the lives of the Spanish people. They include: (1) Review Unit 1, ("Cristobal Colon"), (2) Review Unit 2, (3) "Un Accidente,""La Navidad," and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Education
PDF pending restorationThompson, Mary P.; And Others – 1958
This is the second volume in a series of texts in a conversational Spanish course for elementary school children. Fourteen basic units present introductory linguistic patterns and cultural insights into the lives of the Spanish people. They include: (1) Review Unit 1, (2) Review Unit 2, (3) Special Unit A--"Cristobal Colon," (4) Review Unit 3, (5)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Education
Download full textThompson, Mary P.; And Others – 1960
This course, designed to be used with sixth-grade children who have followed the "MLA Guides in Spanish" beginning with the Grade Three Guide, emphasizes the development of reading skills. Eleven units are included in the text, each centered about mastery of a basic dialogue and related reading exercises. Linguistic concepts are developed through…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Education
McClellan, George B. – Modern Language Notes, 1967
Attention is focused on the 10-year (grades 3-12) Spanish sequence in the Hackensack schools. Program expenses, student test scores, and a subjective evaluation of the project's effectiveness are included. Also discussed are enrollment trends, students who discontinue studying Spanish, the transference value of language skills, and the reasons for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Finance, Educational Objectives, FLES
White, Ruth; And Others – 1975
Each panelist described the program in his school or district. Donald Fraser discussed the elementary school French program in North Vancouver which started in October 1974 and includes ten pilot schools. Classes are held for twenty minutes each day. The materials used were written by Canadian authors and have considerable Canadian content.…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Elementary Education, FLES, French
The Effect of Foreign Language Study on Verbal Ability in the Native Language: A Review of Evidence.
Eddy, Peter A. – 1978
This paper examines some experimental evidence relating to the influence of second language learning on native language performance, including results from elementary school Latin programs, research on bilingualism and intellect, and elementary school programs in modern languages. Some studies of Latin FLES programs show that specially designed…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Bostick, Herman F., Ed.; Hutchinson, Gail, Ed. – 1973
This report includes the following addresses to the conference: (1) "Some Socio-linguistic Considerations in the Teaching of Foreign Languages", (2) "The Case of Afro-Portuguese Literature", (3) "Foreign Language Success Stories--Hackensack Has It!", (4) "On Apes, Poetry, and Language Teaching", (5) "A Sociolinguistic Aspect of Japanese Americans…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, African Culture, African Literature, Conference Reports
Dodd, William J. – 1971
The State of Louisiana has instituted a number of educational programs to meet the needs of a large French- and Spanish-speaking population. For the French-speaking population, the program is designed to improve and expand the teaching of French at all educational levels and to preserve and protect the French cultural heritage. Contact and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Education
Eddy, Peter, Comp.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1976
This is the fifteenth in a series of catalogues of ERIC documents of interest to teachers and researchers in foreign languages and linguistics. The documents cited in the present list appeared in "Resources in Education" from January through June 1975. Titles are listed under the following headings and subheadings: (1) general: administration,…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education
