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Adger, Carolyn Temple – 1997
The paper discusses some issues that language variation creates for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, identifies research strands relevant to program development, and describes two dialect program exemplars. It also suggests considerations for educational policy formation with respect to dialects. The introductory section gives…
Descriptors: Creoles, Curriculum Design, Dialect Studies, Dialects
Download full textToohey, Kelleen; Day, Elaine – 1998
An ongoing four-year ethnographic study of two cohorts of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners enrolled in mainstream Canadian primary school classrooms is described. The two cohorts are: (1) a group of six children observed from the beginning of kindergarten through the end of grade 2, and (2) five children observed from early kindergarten…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students
Hemmendinger, Anna – 1987
Two models for teaching fluency and literacy in English as a Second Language (ESL) and native language literacy are described and the effectiveness of these models is demonstrated. Both models use cultural sharing and problem-posing as a basis for language learning. The objectives of these teaching models are to use language learning as a vehicle…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (ED), Washington, DC. – 1990
Ten research papers are presented that were commissioned by the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs for the 1990 research symposium on issues related to Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) students. Responses from 20 practitioners who served as discussants at the symposium are included in the proceedings. Topics range from…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, Demography, Early Childhood Education
Dianda, Marcie – 1992
This report synthesizes knowledge and instructional practices appropriate for effective instruction in classrooms comprised of students from three or more linguistic backgrounds. It specifically targets beginning teachers in Arizona, California, and Nevada schools where numbers of ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse students have…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education
Lewandowski, Carol – 1992
This document is one of a series of student workbooks developed for workplace skill development courses or workshops by Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) and its partners. Designed to improve the English speaking and reading skills of non-English-speaking hospital housekeeping and food service staff, the course focuses on the skills…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Jama, Virginia – 1992
A discussion of elementary and middle school curriculum design to meet the needs of students learning English as a Second Language (ESL) focuses on the ways in which ESL instruction can be incorporated into the curriculum. It begins with a brief review of statistics on the population of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the schools and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design
McCloskey, Mary Lou, Ed. – 1992
Thematic units, the basis of organization for this guide, work in many ways toward the dual goals of language and content area instruction. The thematic units presented here address topics of high interest to limited English-proficient (LEP) students, including: robots; using a computer data base; activities with plants; building terrariums;…
Descriptors: Architecture, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooking Instruction, Databases
Atkinson, Terry – 1992
This guide, designed for British modern language teachers, explores the potential of informational technology (IT) to help educators meet the objectives of the National Curriculum. An introductory chapter discusses the role of IT as specified in the curriculum, including both instruction in use of IT and use of IT to enhance classroom instruction.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Gladstein, Jill, Ed.; Silver, Rita Elaine, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
This collection of six papers consists of works in progress undertaken by students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania's Language in Education Division of the Graduate School of Education. The papers are: (1) "Language Planning and Identity Planning: An Emergent Understanding" (Rebecca Freeman); (2) "Communicative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics
Choonoo, John – 1993
This report presents an evaluation of the Transitional Intervention Program (Project TIP), an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its second year of operation at Public Schools 33 and 85 in the Bronx, New York. The project served a total of 383 students of limited English proficiency in grades one through five.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development
Kearsley, Greg; And Others – 1992
This book documents the profound impact of computing on the education system as seen through the eyes of teachers. The authors studied exemplary teachers and how they used computers in their schools and recorded the teachers' insights, strategies, and feelings about the using computers in the classroom. The topic is presented in 14 chapters that…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Moody, James – 1993
A survey of 98 Papua New Guinea technical university graduates in the applied sciences, engineering fields, and forestry investigated their language skill use and language needs in the workplace. Results indicate that, as in Papua New Guinea society in general, English and Tok Pisin are the two most important languages for technical communication…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Needs, Engineering
Lavadenz, Magaly C. – 1994
A small-scale ethnographic study investigated: (1) the instructional role of the paraprofessional/teacher aide in dealing with the educational needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students; (2) to what extent the paraprofessional is aware of those needs; (3) whether ethnic or linguistic differences between paraprofessionals yield distinctive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Haillet, P., Ed.; And Others – RELIEF: Revue de linguistique et d'enseignement du francais, 1993
This document consists of the first two issues of the journal RELIEF. Each issue contains four articles. All articles deal with French second language instruction: (1) "Utiliser la presse ecrite en classe de francais-langue seconde (Using the Print Media in French Second Language Class)" (H. Canto); (2) "Une lecon de grammaire…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French
