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Direct linkKing, Kendall – International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 2004
This paper discusses bilingual education model types in South America with a special focus on the Andean region, and examines the recent language planning decisions by one Ecuadorian indigenous group to formally instruct Quichua as a second language in community schools. Specifically I argue that this type of localised planning--which promotes an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Schools, Bilingualism, Bilingual Education
Wedin, Asa – International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 2005
In this paper I argue that language policies for education have effects on pupils' educational possibilities. With the case of the Karagwe district in Tanzania the research suggests that the policy of "Swahili only" in primary school education favours the small minority of the children that live in a context where Swahili is used. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ideology, African Languages, Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedChang, Cecilia Lingfen – Childhood Education, 2005
This article discusses the Atayal aboriginal kindergarten program in Taiwan, known as the Kui-whai kindergarten program. While teaching a course on "Designing Kindergarten Curriculum" at a teacher-training program in Taiwan, the author realized that she had seven aboriginal preservice teachers in her class; previously she had none. Those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Kindergarten
O'Rourke, Bernadette – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2005
This paper looks at the degree and way in which lesser-used languages are used as expressions of identity, focusing specifically on two of Europe's lesser-used languages. The first is Irish, spoken in the Republic of Ireland and the second is Galician, spoken in the Autonomous Community of Galicia in the North-western part of Spain. The paper…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Ideology, Foreign Countries, Irish
Laoire, Muiris O. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2005
Language planning for the Irish language in the Republic of Ireland has featured prominently in international language policy and planning literature over the years. Researchers in the field may not be up to date, however, with recent developments in the area of Irish language planning and their impact on the language ecology. This monograph…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Official Languages, Foreign Countries, Irish
Hatoss, Aniko – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2006
This paper provides an example of micro-planning which involves community, government and non-government organisations both in the context of immigrants' source and host countries. The community in question is the Hungarian diaspora in Australia. The language planning activities are aimed at maintaining an immigrant heritage language and identity.…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Immigrants
Zhang, Yixin – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2002
Using project-based learning pedagogy in EdTc 658 Advances in Educational Technology, I have trained inservice teachers in Southwestern Louisiana with an advanced computer multimedia program called Director[R] (Macromedia, Inc.) [1]. The content of this course focused on modeling the project-based learning pedagogy and researching Acadian's…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Cultural Background, Multimedia Materials, Hypermedia
Bradshaw, Julie; Truckenbrodt, Andrea – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2003
The Greek community in Australia attempts, with reasonable success, to maintain Greek language proficiency in succeeding generations, but attitudinal barriers within the community may be impeding the process. A study of the stakeholders (primary and secondary staff, parents, students and management) of one Greek independent school in Melbourne…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Sealey-Ruiz, Yolanda – Educational Forum, The, 2005
Despite American schools administrators' refusal to accept the language of African-American students and their overzealousness to frame language and literacy skills in terms of an "achievement gap," African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the language of African-American imagination and reality. This article discusses the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Black Dialects, Creative Writing, African American Culture
Barkhuizen, Gary – Language Awareness, 2006
This paper reports on a study which investigated the language-related experiences of Afrikaans-speaking South African immigrants living in New Zealand. In-depth narrative interviews with 14 parents of children aged 18 and under were conducted in various geographical locations across New Zealand. The focus was on their perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Erbas, Dilek – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Communication skills are important for children with developmental disabilities to be functional and independent in their own lives. This study examined influences of different types of listener feedback or breakdowns on repair behaviors of nonverbal children with disabilities during semi-structured opportunities at snack time. Three preschool…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Preschool Children, Feedback, Communication Skills
Wigal, Tim; Greenhill, Laurence; Chuang, Shirley; McGough, James; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Swanson, James; Wigal, Sharon; Abikoff, Howard; Kollins, Scott; McCracken, James; Riddle, Mark; Posner, Kelly; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Davies, Mark; Thorp, Ben; Stehli, Annamarie – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To report on the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate (MPH) 3- to 5-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during 1 year of treatment. Method: Exactly 183 children (3-5 years old) entered a treatment study of MPH, consisting of a 1-week open-label lead-in (n = 183); a 5-week placebo-controlled,…
Descriptors: Safety, Maintenance, Preschool Children, Hyperactivity
Lee, Jin Sook; Oxelson, Eva – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
This paper examines teachers' attitudes towards their students' heritage language maintenance and their engagement in classroom practices that may or may not affirm the value of maintaining and developing heritage languages among students. Through surveys and interviews with K-12 teachers in California public schools, the data show that the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Minority Groups, Heritage Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Wetzel, Christopher – American Indian Quarterly, 2006
Language decline in many immigrant and ethnic communities is always a persistent problem in America. To prevent Native tribal languages from becoming obliterated, several organizations have been founded to document and teach Indigenous languages, a number of tribes have crafted ambitious language policies, and Congress approved the Native American…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Tribally Controlled Education, Language Patterns, American Indians
Williams, Colin H., Ed. – 1991
Papers on the situation of linguistic minorities in Western Europe and Canada include: "Linguistic Minorities: West European and Canadian Perspectives" (Colin H. Williams); "Geographical Aspects of Minority Language Situations in Italy" (Paul White); "Defining the Gaeltacht: Dilemmas in Irish Language Planning" (Reg…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
