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Download full textColtrane, Bronwyn – 2003
This digest provides general information on the characteristics of English language learners (ELLs) in U.S. preschool and primary school programs and describes learning conditions and instructional practices that are most effective for educating young ELLs. The digest suggests that as young ELLs enroll in preschool and primary school programs in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Preschool Education, Primary Education
Met, Myriam – 1993
Immersion is defined as a method of foreign language instruction in which the regular school curriculum is taught through the medium of the language. The foreign language is the vehicle for content instruction; it is not the subject of instruction. Different questions pertaining to the following subjects are answered: (1) long-range goals of a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
Freeman, David; Freeman, Yvonne – 1988
The number of limited-English proficient (LEP) students in U.S. schools has increased dramatically in recent years. One type of instructional approach that offers promise in helping LEP students develop academic competence while also developing English proficiency is sheltered English. Students in these classes are "sheltered" in that…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Tucker, G. Richard – 1999
The number of languages spoken throughout the world is estimated to be 6,000. Although a small number of languages serve as important link languages or languages of wider communication around the world, these are very often spoken as second, third, fourth, or later-acquired languages. Fewer than 25% of the world's approximately 200 countries…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSchindler, Duane E.; Davison, David M. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1985
Recognizes two critical factors in cross-cultural mathematics teaching: the perceived utility of mathematics and the direct relationship of mathematics learning to language development. Reviews current literature and reports the results of their study of perceived utility of mathematics and technical language development in the Crow Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cross Cultural Training
Bowman, Barbara T. – 1990
This ERIC Digest delineates problems posed by the increasing number of language-minority children in schools and offers suggestions for teaching children from different cultures. It is maintained that a group's language reflects its culture, and the uses to which that language is put are culturally determined. When children and adults do not share…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Nash, Andrea; And Others – 1992
This curriculum sourcebook is designed as a guide for educators of limited-English-speaking adults in literacy education programs. It consists of accounts of actual learning and teaching experiences using a participatory approach to instruction and curriculum development, written by teachers in community-based adult education. An introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Autobiographies, Bilingualism
