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Ubahakwe, Ebo – 1986
Nigeria's new National Policy on Education embodies a specific approach to the Nigerian people's need and and preference for reading in native languages, English, and other languages. This article examines that approach from three perspectives: (1) multilingual, in which the basic education is bilingual (native language and English, with English…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Assessment
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1978
Although suitable for students of all ages, this illustrated resource booklet is specifically intended to help teach young children the Ojibwe names of 19 familiar domestic and wild animals. Three brief, simple English sentences offer clues describing an animal, and these are followed by a final sentence stating the animal's Ojibwe name. The…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
During the 1984-85 school year, the Biliteracy Skills Development Program at George Washington High School (New York City) served 283 Hispanic students of limited English proficiency (LEP). The aim of the program, which used a mini-school design, was to enable students to develop oral proficiency in English and literacy skills in both Spanish and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
In 1984-85, Project HOLA was in its second year of funding at William H. Taft High School in the Bronx, New York. HOLA serves Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency (LEP). Project goals include speedy acquisition of English skills, orientation to life in America, maintenance and improvement of Spanish skills and cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
Delpit, Lisa D. – 1985
A recently implemented program in a decentralized provincial district of Papua New Guinea delays the entry of children into English-medium primary school for two years, during which time the children are taught literacy in a village-based school in their indigenous language, a pidgin, with the local customs and culture as the basis of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Experimental Programs, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The New Directions in Bilingualism project completed the final year of a three-year basic program at Morris High School, the Bronx, in June 1985. Major goals were enhancing students' self images, developing native language skills, and improving English language proficiency to allow quicker mainstreaming. The program served 227 recently immigrated,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This collection of papers addresses improvement of programs for the growing numbers of limited English proficient children in America. Included are: (1) "Improving Conditions for Success in Bilingual Education Programs," (2) "The Role of English as a Second Language in Bilingual Education," (3) "The Role of Research in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Dropouts
Cobarrubias, Juan, Ed. – 1985
The papers related to Canadian language policy at an international conference are presented: "Language Policy in Canada: Current Issues" (Juan Cobarrubias); "Multiculturalism and Language Policy in Canada" (Jim Cummins, Harold Troper); "Defining Language Policy in a Nationalistic Milieu and in a Complex Industrialized…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Canada Natives, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy
Scarino, Angela; McKay, Penny – 1987
Australia has a unique range of language communities and language education needs. A variety of languages is currently offered to different groups of learners through diverse programs. Language teaching may be provided through bilingual education, limited-exposure programs, or compulsory language instruction. Federal and state education agencies,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Keyes, Jose Luis; Collins, Carla – 1984
The Bilingual Academic and Technical Education for Youth (BATEY) Program completed its third and final year of funding at Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Bronx, New York. In 1982-83, the program offered bilingual instruction and support services to approximately 300 Hispanic students of limited English proficiency in grades 9-12. Although the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Villegas, Ana Maria; Schulman, Robert – 1984
The program described here provided instruction in ESL and native language studies, as well as bilingual instruction in mathematics, social studies, science, and career education, to 240 Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency. The emphasis of this program--in its third and final year at Walton High School (Bronx, New York)--was…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Awareness, English (Second Language)
Puccio, Ignazio; Sica, Michael – 1984
In 1982-83, Project VIBES provided instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) and French language skills, as well as bilingual instruction in science, math, social studies, and hygiene, to approximately 100 limited-English-speaking students in grades 9-12 of South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York. Seventy percent of the students were…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development
Cotayo, Armando; Banchik, Gail – 1983
Project "At Your Service" at Park West High School in New York City, is a basic bilingual secondary education program for Spanish speaking ninth to twelfth grade students with limited English proficiency. In 1981-82, the program provided bilingual instructional and supportive services, and opportunities to participate in career and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, English Instruction, High Schools
Torres, Judith A.; And Others – 1983
Project Adelante provided instruction in English as a second language (ESL), as well as bilingual instruction in social studies, mathematics, and science to 230 students of limited English proficiency at William H. Taft High Schol, Bronx, New York City. One of the program's major goals was to expedite the acquisition and use of English language…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), High Schools
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
Project BITEC offers instructional, resource, and supportive services to four different populations of limited English proficient (LEP) students from China, Vietnam, Latin America, and Italy at New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, New York. The project provides a technological/computer, secretarial, and industrial arts program intended to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
