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Schmidt, Josephine A. – 1987
The daughter of a Puerto Rican immigrant mother and an American father describes her mother's early experiences with English language use and ethnic bias, her family's language use patterns, family sensitivity to language attitudes, school experiences with language use and language learning, and her feelings of low self-esteem and frustration as a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Culture Conflict, English (Second Language)
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1977
This profile in outline form of the English language teaching situation in Cyprus discusses the role of English within the Greek Cypriot community and within the educational system. Areas covered include English language requirements and English within the curriculum, teaching personnel and teacher training, instructional materials, English…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Penkala, John – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1976
This paper is concerned with the role of speech in the development of control of cognitive processes, with particular attention paid to the nature of bilingualism. It is stated that exposure to a second language provides a way of overcoming the encapsulation of the mind that develops when an individual is exposed to only one language. In order to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1977
This profile in outline form of the English language teaching situation in Cyprus discusses the role of English within the Turkish Cypriot community and within the educational system. Areas covered include English language requirements and English within the curriculum, teaching personnel, instructional materials, English outside the educational…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Stubbs, Michael – 1976
The use of language in education is examined, and the ways in which recent research helps in the understanding of classroom language are explored. The relevance of such research to practicing teachers as well as to sociologists is also discussed. The volume is divided into nine chapters: (1) "Why Is Language Important in Education?"; (2)…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Dialects, Education
Svensson, Frances – Bilingual Resources, 1981
Historical development of the politically, socially, economically, and racially scattered and factionalized Indian communities has led to a situation in which the development of symbolic ideology of broad appeal is necessary in the emergence of a substantive ideology. Language has an increasingly important role in the mobilization of American…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
Sonntag, Selma K. – 1978
A dialect survey of the transition between two major Indo-Aryan languages in Nepal, Bhojpuri and Maithili, was conducted focusing on both the linguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of the various languages and dialects. The purpose of the study was to find out where and how this transition occurred between the pure Bhojpuri-speaking area and the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Dialect Studies, Language Attitudes, Language Classification
Cimperman, Ruth M.; Barnes, Richard E. – 1979
The nine units in this guide are intended to assist educators in utilizing the best available sources for curriculum planning and classroom instruction of communication concepts for the adolescent. The format is uniform: each unit begins with an introductory statement followed by a list of instructional objectives, a content outline, suggestions…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
Beaty, Stuart – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1979
While the Official Languages Act of Canada mandates the governmental use of English and French, it is up to regions, localities, and individuals to develop the attitudes and policies which will safeguard the rights of language minorities (including English speakers in francophone areas) and discourage the cultural isolation of language groups. A…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Civil Rights, Cross Cultural Training, Demography
UPTON, ALBERT – 1961
THIS BOOK ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE IN HUMAN LIFE EMPHASIZES LEARNING HOW TO CLASSIFY, DEFINE, AND ANALYZE. FOLLOWING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ROOTS OF LANGUAGE, CHAPTERS ON ANALYSIS, MEANING, SIGNS, AMBIGUITY, SEMANTIC GROWTH, AND METAPHOR LEAD TO A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE,…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Thinking
Marckwardt, Albert H. – 1966
An overview of language concepts suggests applications of linguistics to the teaching of English at all levels of instruction. Traditional grammar, with its emphasis on syntax and written language, is discussed and then compared to generative grammar, with its emphasis on transformational theory. A discussion of usage summarizes the changes in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Problems, English Instruction, Grammar
Niyekawa, Agnes M. – 1968
The use of the "traditional passive" form of the Japanese verb indicates to a native speaker that the subject of the verb was involuntarily subjected to something unpleasant. When combined with the causative form (passive causative), it is felt that the subject of the sentence was "caused to" take an action and is therefore not…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Beiswenger, Hugo A. – 1968
This dissertation examines the thesis that it is the human language system which largely makes possible the human capacity for modifiability of responses called "intelligent" and "adaptive" modes of interaction with the environment. Chapter titles are (1) A Process View of Human Behavior, (2) Aspects of the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Cognitive…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns
Mackey, William F., Ed.; Verdoodt, Albert, Ed. – 1975
The Ljubljana seminar, whose background and working papers are presented in this volume, was an outcome of the United Nations' consideration of the problems of ethnic and linguistic minorities. The twenty-five papers cover topics such as the study of multinational societies; the protection of minorities and minority rights in Yugoslavia,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1977
This profile in outline form of the English language teaching situation in Uruguay discusses the role of English within Uruguayan society and within the educational system. Though English is quite widely used for reading scientific, technical and medical publications, and while it is considered important culturally in higher professions, it is not…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
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