Analyzes the differences between Northwest Alaska Inupiat and Western world views, discusses the history of Western culture's influence on Inupiat culture, and explains the effects of the Native school board's taking control of the educational system. Discusses the struggle to preserve the native language and to adapt a foreign educational system…

In developing appropriate reading instruction for language minority children, the following factors should be considered: the developmental nature of literacy, the connection between speech and print, the conventions of the writing system, the importance of comprehension, the role of native language and literacy, and the transferability of skills.…

Traces the 20-year development of the Cree Way Project in Waskaganish, Quebec, which now provides total Cree immersion from preschool through grade 4, trilingual instruction (Cree, English, and French) in upper elementary and secondary grades, culturally adapted curriculum and teaching methods, and extensive culture-based education, including…

This review covers the status of languages and literacy in the countries of southern Africa, policies of literacy promotion, and the emerging symbioses among spoken languages and among literacies in mother tongues, national or official languages, and metropolitan languages. Five statistical tables are included. (66 references) (LB)

Argues that parents, especially mothers, are the best teachers for preschoolers, but suggests that the establishment opposes the teaching of preschoolers. The need for progression in language learning beginning at home in the preschool years and continuing and building in the elementary grades, in high school, and in college is stressed. (GLR)

Establishes an interface between educational science and linguistics, from the perspective of applied linguistics. Asserts the need for a revision of teacher-training courses and the introduction of interdisciplinary teams. Argues that teaching methods should be based on a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the mother tongue. Contains 22…

Summarizes Scott Ferrin's argument in the January 1999 issue of this journal (EJ 583 598) that "English only" policies violate the language rights of Native American Students. Introduces the rebuttal by Jim Littlejohn in the following article (EA 537 750). (Contains 17 footnotes.) (MLF)

Seventy educators and community members in six northern Saskatchewan Aboriginal communities were interviewed to examine policies and practices related to Native language planning and education. The language circumstances in the six Cree, Dakota, and Dene communities are discussed in terms of Fishman's eight-stage scale of language disruption and…

The establishment of an American Indian Studies program at Michigan State University was facilitated by the existence of a Native American Institute and its director's leadership, a strong American Indian faculty/staff association, and the support of other faculty and American Indian students. Notable program components are an interdisciplinary…

Consideration of literacy practices that ensure success for young second-language learners has become crucial for educators, given the growing linguistic diversity in an ever-increasing number of regions, the limited resources of school systems, and the swirling public debate on bilingual education. This article explores principles regarding…

The Indigenous languages of southeast Australia have often been written off as a hopeless cause in current debates about language revitalization. In this paper we question this pessimism and report on some of the progress that has been made in recent years. It will be shown that revitalization is not only possible but contributes to the strength…

The present study examines the role of a Vietnamese heritage language school in cross-cultural adaptation, as operationalised by the confluence of two independent variables, language competence and integrated cultural identity. To characterise the students' language competencies and degree of integrated cultural identities, interview…

The indigenisation and internationalisation of Taiwan emerged as issues of national concern as a result of the democratisation of politics in the late 1980s which profoundly changed the sociopolitical and economic climate. One manifestation of these changes was "new" language-in-education policies. These were the…

Project Tradition and Technology (TNT) at Peach Springs Elementary School (Peach Springs, Arizona) is 1 of 12 programs recognized nationally as an outstanding model of bilingual education by the U.S. Department of Education. Project TNT is a process-oriented curriculum development model that identifies the community's needs and expectations for…

The classroom text for teaching the Upper Koyukon variety of Koyukon, an Athabaskan language of Alaska, consists of a series of lessons designed for use throughout a school year (September through June), with three to seven lessons for each month. The language used is relatively simple, consisting primarily of simple statements and questions. The…