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Peer reviewedCunningham, Denis – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Discusses the introduction of languages other than English (LOTE) into primary schools in Australia, focusing on curriculum planning, classroom methodology, and student transition from primary to secondary language programs. Emphasizes the need to break down the barriers between primary and secondary second language instruction. (15 references)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developmental Continuity, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMontgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1990
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual highlights techniques, strategies, and special considerations that immersion…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Check Lists, Elementary Education, FLES
Cellini, Donald – 1998
The content and materials of cultural instruction in elementary school second language courses are discussed. First, the availability of such materials is examined, and a model for deciding what to teach is presented. Four factors are included in this model: students' first language proficiency and the transfer of skills to the second language;…
Descriptors: Child Development, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Cronin, Mary C.; And Others – 1990
This document (two manuals combined) offers a practical, straightforward means of evaluating the reading level of students in French immersion classes at the elementary level. The evaluator's manual features a good review of the relevant publications in the field and provides clear, detailed descriptions of each of three reading levels, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries, French
Stones, Valerie – 1991
A teacher's experiences in teaching French to mixed-ability fourth- and fifth-graders have contributed to the development of an instructional approach that meets the challenges of this age group. The method devotes two-thirds of instructional time to language and one-third to culture. All language activities are conducted in French, and cultural…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, FLES
Dahlberg, Carol Ann – Learning Languages, 2005
"Learning Languages" celebrated ten years of publication with this issue. A Ten-year anniversary is one of those significant milestones that provide occasion for celebration, for looking back, and for reflection. Here, Carol Ann Dahlberg pauses for a few minutes to look back at the profession over the last decade and discuss some of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
Wicke, Mariele; Wicke, Rainer E. – 1988
This compilation of interviews and photographs is the result of a German class project entitled Whyte Avenue. The project was carried out by fifth and sixth grade students who were attending an after-school German course in Edmonton, Alberta. The course introduced students to the German language and culture by exposing them to native German…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, FLES, Foreign Countries
Regan, Maureen – 1985
Only a fraction of one percent of elementary school children in the United States are enrolled in the study of a foreign language, yet the United States must compete in a multilingual world market. American educators must reevaluate the means by which they prepare future citizens for productive living in an ever-shrinking global society. Piaget,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes, Educational Needs
Carlson, John E. – 1985
This paper analyzes the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Area School District's foreign language exploration (FLEX) program's effectiveness regarding the students' decisions when electing a sequential program of language courses. The FLEX program in French, German, and Spanish was implemented in three middle schools in the years 1981-85 and was…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Elementary Education, Enrollment Influences, FLES
Hocking, Elton – 1976
Programs for the teaching of foreign language to groups both in and out of the schools are examined for reasons why they were not successful. Emphasis is placed on faulty planning and insufficient funding. A proposal is made that the National Institute of Education undertake an investigation of present centers of bilingual and bicultural education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Elementary School Curriculum
HSU, KAI-YU; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF LANGUAGE GUIDES DEVELOPED AND WRITTEN BY STATEWIDE COMMITTEES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. A COMPANION VOLUME TO THIS GUIDE IS "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION--PERSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTUS," PREPARED BY NELSON BROOKS, CHARLES F. HOCKETT, AND EVERETT V. O'ROURKE, 1963. A 1964…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Chinese, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
CIOTTI, MARIANNE C. – 1966
A 1965-66 SURVEY OF STATE SUPERVISORS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES WAS DESIGNED TO LEARN ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION TO CITING THE GENERAL EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 26 RESPONDENTS, THE REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC "LIVE" OR COMMERCIALLY…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television, FLES, Language Instruction
1966
COMMITTEES WERE SET UP AT A FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND ASSIGNED TO REPORT ON DIFFERENT PROBLEM AREAS OF LANGUAGE TEACHING. IN THE FIRST REPORT, "COMMUNICATION LEADS TO UNDERSTANDING," THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH GAINING COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT THE START OF A NEW LANGUAGE PROGRAM AND THE WAY SCHOOLS SHOULD HANDLE THESE PROBLEMS…
Descriptors: Advanced Programs, FLES, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Training
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ORIGINALLY PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DIVISION OF AUDIOVISUAL SERVICE, THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND INCLUDES SOME LATER RELEASES OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. A TOTAL OF 112 LISTINGS RELATED TO LANGUAGE TEACHING APPEAR UNDER THE SUB-HEADINGS OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE LABORATORIES,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction
Guerra, Manuel H. – 1967
An effort has been made in this study to elucidate what social implications are inherent in the environmental teaching situations, and their correlation to the basic purposes and aims of each language instructional program. FLES, English as a Second Language, and Spanish for Spanish-speaking children programs are discussed. It is pointed out that…
Descriptors: Classroom Desegregation, Educational Philosophy, English (Second Language), Ethnic Grouping
