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Sousa, Ronald L. – 1977
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a bilingual management system to enable bilingual teachers to monitor individual students' performance in the bilingual program. This required: (1) revising the kindergarten thru sixth grade student performance objectives; (2) developing kindergarten thru sixth grade criterion-referenced tests and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques
Omaggio, Alice C. – 1981
In response to the need for dynamic foreign language materials with a communicative focus, this report addresses the relationship between learner characteristics and success in language learning. It suggests that a self-pacing individualized option should be available to students to deal with unique problems. The problems may be dealt with by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Style
Canzano, Phyllis Marrell; Canzano, Dorothea Marrell – 1974
Resource materials and program planning guidelines are set forth for the creation of a multi-level, modular program in English as a second language for adult learners. An overview of the modular system briefly discusses staff requirements, program designs, and laboratory materials. The role and duties of the teacher aide are treated. Seven…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides
Magrath, Douglas – 1981
Middle Eastern students face cultural conflicts in adapting to the western value system. While feeling obligated to maintain their native culture they also need to feel comfortable with the culture of their target language. In attempting to identify with a new group, ESL students may sense a loss of membership in their native group. Culture stress…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Responsibility, Communication Problems, Cultural Traits
Chellappan, K. – International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, 1981
This paper focuses on the mechanism by which the successful learner acquires a second language. The author postulates a core language, the common core of the speaker's native and target languages, and states that the second language becomes an extension of this common core. Whatever language-specific features are added while acquiring the second…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communicative Competence (Languages), Dravidian Languages, French
Council on Learning, New Rochelle, NY. – 1981
Recommendations and study results of the Council on Learning's "Education and the World View" project, which involved the Council and a task force of educators, public officials, and business leaders, was concerned with students' understanding of the world in relation to the United States' role in world affairs. The 1980 national survey of 3,000…
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Educational Assessment, Foreign Culture
Born, Warren C., Ed. – 1978
This volume discusses (1) ways of introducing authentic language experiences; (2) the challenge to foreign language teachers and the status of the profession; and (3) communication both within the profession and with the general public. Revitalization of the Classics and ways of introducing authentic language via film, theater, music, and student…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classical Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends
Williams, Linda K. – 1978
This paper examines the questions of whether or not previous knowledge of Spanish (oral and/or written) interferes with an English as a second language (ESL) student's acquisition of English reading skills, which skills are affected, and what classroom techniques are successful in dealing with it. Two contrasting views of reading are examined:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading
Phillips, June K. – 1974
Individualization and personalization of instruction in general and in foreign language study are examined. The historical and theoretical background of individualization and aspects of various programs are discussed. The concentration is on the literature and programs as developed in the 1971-73 period. Individualization of foreign language…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classrooms, Cultural Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
Spanish for second graders is explored in the instructional and assessment activities of the unit six Spanish as a Second Language strand. The function of the strand is to help provide the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary needed for effective communication in a bilingual environment. Focus, objective, and materials for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Comprehension, Creative Dramatics
Eby, J. Wesley; And Others – 1973
Ten units containing 86 structural objectives make up this volume of instructional materials for the first year to year and a half of teaching English as a second language to Navajo children. The Navajo Area Language Arts Project (NALAP) materials, intended to present a sequence of English grammatical structures based on specific language and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Art Activities, Class Activities
Herr, Kay U. – 1978
SALT, suggestive-accelerative learning and teaching, is the Americanized version of a pedagogy developed in Bulgaria. While most extensively applied to foreign language teaching, the methodology may be applied to any discipline, particularly one based upon a foundation of learned facts. This document applies the method to ESL classes. The teacher…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Thonis, Eleanor – 1977
A review of available research supports the observation that the young child who lives and grows in the midst of dual language opportunities may enjoy benefits of mental flexibility or may suffer burdens of mental confusion. Further research must explore the language-thought relationship, consider the effects of dual language learning on cognitive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language
Ekstrand, Lars Henric – 1978
This report is a compilation of five research papers in second language acquisition and immigrant adaptability that are part of studies conducted in Sweden over the last twenty years. (1) "Language teaching and psycho-physics" discusses basic measurement problems in the assessment of second language proficiency, where testing of writing and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Biculturalism, Bilingual Students
Jarvis, Gilbert A., Ed. – 1974
The relationship of communication to the foreign language profession is addressed in this volume. The following articles are presented: (1) "Communication and the Foreign Language Teacher," by Charles T. Brown; (2) "Rationale for Language Study," by Jane N. Lippman; (3) "Public Awareness: How Can Associations and Institutions Use Public Relations…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills