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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Education, Raleigh. – 1992
This curriculum, designed to improve elementary school foreign language teacher training, was developed jointly by school teachers and university educators in North Carolina. It is based on the successful practices of current elementary school foreign language teachers, translated into desired teacher competencies. Introductory sections describe…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, FLES, Instructional Materials
Diffey, Norman – 1993
This study examined the strategies that 12 kindergarten and first-grade French immersion students in Ontario developed for oral communication and the contexts of such communication. Over the course of the school year each student was videotaped once a month in various classroom settings. The transcriptions of student conversations and utterances…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students, FLES, Foreign Countries
Parkin, Michael – 1981
Research on the language development of children in immersion programs has uncovered a certain amount of data. Immersion students have less well developed productive skills than their francophone peers and passive receptive skills which approach those of francophones. Error analysis studies have found that immersion students reach a plateau in…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), FLES
Shapson, Stan M.; Day, Elaine M. – 1983
A synthesis of two evaluation studies is presented. The first study describes an early immersion school-based program in the province of British Columbia conducted on a longitudinal basis from kindergarten to grade 7, and sponsored by parents to extend their children's school-based bilingual experience. The longitudinal study of the early…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Exchange, Educational Research
Rhodes, Nancy; And Others – 1989
A study compared the foreign language proficiency levels and language and cultural attitudes of students involved in two kinds of elementary school Spanish language programs: immersion and Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES). The study also investigated the variation in achievement among children in the same program. Fifth and sixth…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, FLES, Grade 5
Willetts, Karen – 1989
The final report of the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) lists the various computer searches that have been compiled from information in the CLEAR 655-item database, and categorizes the materials within the database on the basis of educational level, type of material (audiovisual, text, supplementary, workbook, curriculum), and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Content Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Saiko, Evelyne, Ed.; Sotiriadis, Caterina, Ed. – 1988
This primary "exposure package" is intended for the use of grade 3 teachers of English-speaking children who received French-as-a-Second-Language instruction in a non-immersion context. The aims of this French program are to: (1) expose the child to the French language, (2) foster a positive attitude toward French, and (3) develop…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Objectives, Cultural Awareness
Barr-Harrison, Pat – 1983
The recommended syllabus for an exploratory course about Spanish and French languages and cultures and their relationship to English is presented. The guide provides suggestions for approaching course planning and teaching; a list of areas of instruction, material resources, and methods of instruction for the specific linguistic, general language,…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Kodjak, Barbara H.; Hayser, Kathleen – 1982
An elementary school foreign language program and the French curriculum are described. French and Spanish are among the electives offered as part of a New Jersey magnet school for gifted children from preschool through grade 5. Participation in the daily half-hour instruction is entirely optional and has been growing in popularity during the 5…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Elective Courses
Eichmann, Raymond; Ford, James F. – 1977
French was added to the early childhood curriculum at the New School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, after a review of the literature on the subject indicated potential beneficial effects of teaching foreign languages to young children. Some of the advantages to be gained by the children were greater readiness for school work in general, greater…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, FLES, French, Kindergarten Children
WANG, LUCY Y.L. – 1967
FOLLOWING THE FORMAT OF "MODERN CHINESE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIRST YEAR," WHICH INTRODUCED IN YALE ROMANIZATION THE BASIC SPEECH SOUNDS AND SIMPLE SPEECH PATTERNS OF SPOKEN MANDARIN CHINESE, THIS VOLUME PRESENTS NEW AND MORE COMPLICATED SPEECH PATTERNS AND EXTENDED VOCABULARY AS WELL AS A SIMPLIFIED INTRODUCTION TO THE WRITING…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Chinese Culture, Cultural Context, Elementary Education
BRISLEY, LEONARD; DUHON, DOROTHY – 1964
A NEED FOR NEW CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES TO APPRAISE OBJECTIVELY THE COMPETENCIES AND TECHNIQUES OF TEACHERS OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES HAS RESULTED IN THIS HANDBOOK TO DESCRIBE WAYS OF OBSERVING VARIOUS FACTORS AND DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING PERFORMANCE. TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ARE SUCH FACTORS AS THE TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES IN THE…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, FLES, Language Instruction
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1966
FLORIDA TEACHERS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH UNIVERSITIES COOPERATED ON THIS GUIDE TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE GUIDE DESCRIBES FOUR LEARNING LEVELS FOR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO BE COMPLETED IN A SINGLE FOREIGN LANGUAGE, WITH TWO POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL LEVELS. THE FOCUS IS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A…
Descriptors: FLES, Instructional Materials, Language Guides, Language Learning Levels
KUNKLE, JOHN F. – 1966
THE EXPERIENCE OF FLES TEACHERS WITH "BONJOUR LINE" (FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE) AND "VOIX ET IMAGES DE FRANCE" (SIXTH GRADE) IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRENCH CURRICULUM OVER A 2-YEAR PERIOD IN SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO, HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WAYS IN WHICH AMERICAN AND FRENCH…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Students, FLES
PEDERSON, WALTER E.; SWITZER, CHARLES A. – 1967
AS THE RESULT OF A CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE MANDATE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE PROGRAM BEGINNING AT THE SIXTH GRADE LEVEL, WEST HIGH SCHOOL SET UP A TWO-FOLD LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST TO ACCURATELY PLACE QUALIFIED STUDENTS IN ADVANCED COURSES AND TO GET A GENERAL IDEA OF THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OF INCOMING STUDENTS WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), FLES
