A study of two groups of students at Sacramento City College (California) was undertaken in Fall, 1978, to determine whether the holistic approach to the teaching of basic writing (involving the techniques of free writing, writing from stimulus words, and controlled composition) could result in more significant gains in fluency and reduction of…

This study explores the role of the language learning situation by comparing the speech of children in an immersion program, children learning a second language in a natural setting, and native French children. Three groups of children participated in the study: (1) 39 children (Grades K, 1, 3, 5) in a French immersion program in the U.S.; (2) 13…

A group of activiites for responding to individual learner needs designed by seven teachers of Spanish, French, and Latin, are presented as practical application exercises to meet identified learner problems in their classrooms. The source of learner problems was identified and correlated to specific learning tasks according to the original model…

The communication strategies of eight Spanish-speaking children enrolled in an elementary English as a second language (ESL) program in Austin, Texas were observed and analyzed. Strategies were found to be divisible into three categories: kinesic, paralinguistic, and linguistic. The linguistic strategies resulted in errors, but these are deemed…

This bibliography is designed to provide Americans who are working with Indochinese refugee adults with an idea of what materials are commercially available in the field of teaching English as a second language. Materials were chosen because they have been successfully used with Indochinese refugees over the last three years, or because they have…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE PRESENTS, IN REVISED AND CORRECTED FORM, THREE GUIDES PUBLISHED EARLIER AS EXPERIMENTAL EDITIONS--"TEACHING LITERATURE IN WISCONSIN" (1965), "TEACHING SPEAKING AND WRITING IN WISCONSIN" (1966), AND "TEACHING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN WISCONSIN" (1967). THREE MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE GUIDE PRESENT THE…

THE HISTORY, COURSE DESCRIPTION, AND PROJECT RESULTS OF AN INTRODUCTORY SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL FRENCH PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT. SUCH ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM AS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, ADEQUACY OF THE TEACHING SYSTEM USED, AND DAY-TO-DAY STUDENT PERFORMANCE ARE REVEALED THROUGH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE USE OF DEVELOPMENTAL TESTING. SIX ADULTS WERE…

This book contains principles for the organization and development of curriculums in language arts. Following the establishment of the principle that language power is integral to a child's growth and must be developed in the social situation in which it is used, illustrative programs and problems faced by curriculum planners are discussed by…

These suggested teaching practices for the junior high school are in the form of reprinted journal articles and special reports from classroom teachers. Ideas for teaching composition deal specifically with descriptive, narrative, and creative writing; helping students develop their imaginations; assigning topics for compositions; and evaluating…

Rough Rock Demonstration School is directed by local Navaho Indians who are (1) attempting to present both Navajo and American cultures, and (2) concentrating on teaching English as a second language. This illustrated document describes a program developed at Rough Rock which emphasizes oral expression with the use of dramatic dialog. Descriptions…

This nine-volume basic course in Cantonese Chinese is designed for 47 weeks of intense audiolingual instruction. The first book of the series introduces the pronunciation, with emphasis on the tone system, and the basic aspects of the grammar. Also introduced in this volume is the romanization system used in this series (the U.S. Army Language…

Traditional English curriculums are giving way to new English programs built on the foundations of research and scholarship. The "new" English, being developed by the Project English Centers throughout the country, attempts to utilize the characteristic structure of the subject to plan sequential and spiral curriculums replacing outdated…

Because of changing attitudes toward culture, language, and the individual student, marked changes in the attitudes of English teachers toward teaching have occurred in Britain during the last 12 years. "Culture" as a set of acceptable things to do and say has given way to a concept which stresses the ability to respond personally to the…

A new program developed during 1975-76 as part of the English as a second language curriculum at the University of California, Davis, is designed to enable students to listen to their oral English for pronunciation and grammatical self-correction. Students are aided in identifying and correcting their errors through tape-recorded sessions with a…

The supplement and ditto packet to the Spanish SL strand of unit five for second graders provides visual materials for kits 17-20. Linguistic content of the unit was determined by its relation to the basic theme of the school as a community. Each kit treats a spiraling question. Illustrations are designed to implement oral language and conceptual…