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Download full textKnop, Constance K. – 1977
This supplement contains an additional audiotape lesson aimed mainly at teachers of English as a second language (ESL) working with Indochinese refugee children. The goal of free conversation and communication in the classroom is explicated under the following headings: (1) making drills more meaningful and communicative, (2) using large-group…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Adult Education. – 1977
The obvious problems encountered by the Indo-Chinese refugees coming into the United States were accentuated by the confusion, swiftness, and finality of the massive exodus. The concept of an outreach counseling program was developed to assist the Indo-Chinese in overcoming those barriers standing between them and a goal of self-sufficiency within…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Counseling
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This annotated bibliography lists 14 books dealing with cultural and literary material about Vietnam and the Vietnamese, including poetry, Zen poems, geography, history, politics, customs, folk tales, legends, and other fiction. All items are available in English and intended for students at the intermediate and/or secondary level. Each entry…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Asian History, Books, Cultural Background
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This refugee alert bulletin provides information relevant to Indochinese refugees in the United States. General news of the Indochinese Clearinghouse is provided, along with a partial list of the addresses and phone numbers of refugee assistance centers. Also listed are Vietnamese language publications, mostly journals and newspapers, available…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Education, Bulletins, Cambodian
Reitan, Henry M., Ed.; Wolak, William J., Ed. – 1976
This report includes four papers presented at the fourth annual Conference on Compansatory/Remedial Education held by the Community College Development Center in 1976. Georgette Ioup reviews current issues in second language learning research and discusses their implications for the ESL (English as a Second Language) classroom. David Harrison…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationLos Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, CA.
The purpose of this booklet is to introduce Southeast Asian refugees to some American attitudes and social styles. The complete English text is repeated in Khmer (Cambodian language) and Vietnamese. Topics discussed include: America as a very young country; America as a mixture of different people; that urban life is complex, fast-paced, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Culture, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This textbook is the first in the reading series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and was the official Ministry textbook series used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Consonants, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Peer reviewedNicassio, Perry M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1983
A study of psychosocial adjustment among Indochinese refugees in the United States found that alienation was (1) negatively related to socioeconomic status, English proficiency, number of American friends, and self-perception; and (2) positively correlated with degree of perceived difference between refugees and Americans. Laotians and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Asian Americans
Peer reviewedTran, V. Thanh; Nguyen, Thang D. – International Migration Review, 1994
Examines gender differences in satisfaction with the host society in a sample of 1,384 Indochinese refugees, ages 17 to 73 years. Satisfaction measurements in terms of housing, neighborhood, and life reveal significant differences influenced by age, gender, and education level. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Groups, Asian Americans
Ronk, Donald E. – 1990
Formal guidance and counseling cases have been opened on 397 Indochinese adolescents between 11.5 and 16.5 years of age since mid-1987 as they passed through the Philippines for 18 weeks of training in English as a Second Language, U.S. culture, and mathematics, preparatory to entering the United States and U.S. secondary schools. Demographic data…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Age Differences, Asian Americans
Rogers, David J. – 1981
This guide is intended for job developers, counselors, and other staff who interact with employers to locate jobs for their clients. The guide was written specifically for individuals working with Indochinese refugees, but may be useful to practitioners working to place any limited-English-speaking or otherwise hard-to-place population. The…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employers, Employment Interviews
Hepburn, Larry; And Others – 1981
These guidelines serve as an introduction to a set of eight course curricula in the VESL (Vocational English as a Second Language) program. This document introduces the reader to the VESL concept; multi-cultural, competency-based materials of VESL (sequential modules, translated lexicons, grammatical structure for modules, punctuation and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, English for Special Purposes
Downing, Bruce T.; Dwyer, Sharon – 1981
This study examines some aspects of the interaction of one Hmong family with the English-speaking community to determine what sort of language contact situations they encounter and what means they use to communicate in those situations. Observations revealed that English language use outside of the classroom was limited. The subjects did not seek…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Adults
Kessler, Carolyn; Idar, Imelda – 1979
A longitudinal study of English acquisition by a Vietnamese mother and her daughter is reported. Subjects of this study are Lan, a young Vietnamese woman in her late twenties, and her daughter Than, who was four years old at the time this study began. Neither knew any English when they resettled in Texas in the summer of 1975 after fleeing from…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
Do, Dinh Tuan; And Others – 1976
This handbook in biology is one of a series of handbooks designed for the Indochinese student in American high schools. Like the other books in the series, it is not intended to replace the English-language textbook, but is designed to help the student understand the textbook. The material presented was compiled and adapted from high school texts…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Bilingual Education, Biological Sciences, Biology
