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Download full textHOWE, ELLIOT C.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS PREPARED THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (FLES) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE DISTRICTS WISHING TO INITIATE SUCH A PROGRAM. THE MAIN BODY OF THIS BULLETIN IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, THE FIRST DISCUSSING FLES MERITS, DRAWBACKS, AND OBJECTIVES, AND CURRICULUM PLANNING,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), FLES, French, German
Peer reviewedMirsky, Jerome G. – Hispania, 1969
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), FLES, French, Instructional Materials
Rosenbusch, Marcia H.; Chatfield, Walter – 1986
To provide a more permanent foundation for foreign language education in general and for extracurricular FLES programs in particular, a project was funded by the Iowa Humanities Board and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Its overall goals were to ensure positive foreign language learning experiences for elementary and secondary school…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Programs, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
Mansour, George P. – Northeast Conference Newsletter, 1994
This article outlines a 2-year foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) pilot project that resulted in an unusual model of program funding and considers additional issues relevant to funding such programs. The 1990-1992 pilot project implemented by Michigan State University, the Black Child and Family Institute of Lansing, and the Lansing…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Financial Support
Ciriza, Frank – 1987
The Language Immersion Magnet (LIM) program was established in five San Diego (California) city schools to "immerse" students in a second language by providing a strong emphasis on basic academic skills taught in that language. The primary language--English--is introduced later (as late as grade 3). This study attempted to describe the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English, FLES, French
Peer reviewedHammond, Sandra B.; Sims, William D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
The foreign language program in the Edison, New Jersey public schools is described. The exemplary features of this program are: (1) It is not limited to college-bound students, (2) a significant provision is made for program advocacy, and (3) there are full four- and six-year sequences in French, Spanish, and German. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
JOHNSON, CHARLES E.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A 3-YEAR EXPERIMENT, BEGUN IN 1959 IN THE CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NONSPECIALISTS IN FLES PROGRAMS. THE TWO CONTROL CLASSES IN THE EXPERIMENT WERE TAUGHT BY A SPECIALIST WHO MODELED, APPRAISED, AND REPRESENTED THE CULTURE OF THE LANGUAGE IN AN AUDIOLINGUALLY ORIENTED CLASSROOM SITUATION,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Audiolingual Skills, Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television
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
Wantagh Public Schools, NY. – 1968
These materials attempt to illuminate some of the effects of the Wantagh FLES program on high school language work and on the attitudes of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Analyses are made of the performances of Wantagh High School French students on the Modern Language Association (MLA) Cooperative Foreign Language Tests for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Audiolingual Methods, FLES, High School Graduates
Gray, Tracy C.; And Others – 1984
Results of a study of the efficacy of foreign language instruction at the elementary school level are presented. The study provides new information permitting comparison of three program types--Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES), partial immersion, and immersion--currently used in schools in the United States. The results are based…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum, Elementary Education
Barfield, Susan C.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – 1994
The partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish, continued to be successful in its eighth year. Reasons for success include: dedication and in-depth understanding of immersion philosophy among principal, coordinator, teachers, and staff; innovations in both…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
Barfield, Susan – 1995
The partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish, continued to be successful in its ninth year. Reasons for success include: dedication and in-depth understanding of immersion philosophy among principal, coordinator, teachers, and staff; innovations in both…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
Low, Lesley; And Others – 1993
A pilot program of foreign language instruction in Scottish elementary schools is evaluated. The program consisted of 12 projects in 76 elementary schools, articulated with their 12 associated secondary schools. French was taught in six projects, Spanish in four, and German and Italian in one each. Regular classroom teachers were trained and given…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Articulation (Education), Class Activities
Curtain, Helena; Pesola, Carol Ann Bjornstad – 1994
This book is designed as both a methods text and practical guide for school districts and teachers involved in foreign language instruction at the elementary and middle school levels (grades K-8). Its primary concern is with majority-language speakers and with beginning-level classes. Brief introductory sections outline key concepts for success.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
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
