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Larsen-Freeman, Diane, Ed. – 1980
The following papers and reports on discourse analysis are included here: (1) "Discourse Analysis, What's That?" by Hatch and Long; (2) "Contextual Analysis of English: Applications to TESL" by Celce-Murcia; (3) "Discourse and Second Language Acquisition of Yes/No Questions" by Vander Brook, Schlue, and Campbell; (4)…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Rice, Mabel L., Ed.; Wilcox, Kim A., Ed. – 1995
Drawing on the successfully implemented practices used at the Language Acquisition Preschool at the University of Kansas, this comprehensive resource provides the theoretical background and practical framework needed to create an effective language intervention program at the preschool level. The book is intended for professionals seeking to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Intervention
Spencer, Mary L., Ed. – 1987
A collection of research reports concerning language issues on Guam includes: "Language Survival, the Ideology of English and Education in Guam" (Robert A. Underwood); "American Policies and Practices Affecting Language Shift on Guam: 1898-1950" (Rosa S. Palomo); "Is Bilingual Education a Friend or Foe of the Indigenous…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Chamorro, Child Language, Diachronic Linguistics
Rigg, Pat, Ed.; Enright, D. Scott, Ed. – 1986
Seven essays address aspects of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction for children, seen from a variety of perspectives: research, teaching, and ethnography. They include: "Introduction: Children and ESL" (D. Scott Enright, Pat Rigg); "ESL Teachers as Language Advocates for Children" (Courtney Cazden); "ESL Children's Writing: What We've…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Language, Children, Classroom Techniques
Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues, Nancy (France). – 1990
This issue of an annual publication on second language teaching contains nine articles. All but one of the these is written in French; each paper, however, is preceded by an English-language abstract. The articles are as follows: "Des cultures, des pubs" ("Cultures, Advertising") (Sophie Bailly, Isabelle Tolle);…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Child Language, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Dickerson, Wayne B., Ed. – Issues and Developments in English and Applied Linguistics, 1995
This volume presents seven papers on topics about second language instruction, language research, and applied linguistics. titles include: "Grammar and Its Teaching: Challenging the Myths" (Diane Larsen-Freeman); "Cross-Cultural Writing and Rhetorical Styles: Toward a 'Socially Realistic' Contrastive Rhetoric" (Yamuna Kachru); "Mother, I'd Rather…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Child Language, Children
Sanchez, Rosaura; And Others – 1978
Three papers on assessment and planning in bilingual education are presented. In "Language Theory Bases," Rosaura Sanchez advocates an approach toward child bilingual education that takes into account the relationship between the parallel domains of language development and cognitive development. An awareness of this relationship is…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Child Language
Schneider, Edgar W., Ed. – 1996
Essays on varieties of English in the United States include: "Research Trends in the Study of American English" (Edgar W. Schneider); "Piney Woods Southern" (Lee Pederson); "Foundations of American English" (William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.); "The Comparability of Linguistic Atlas Records: The Case of LANCS an…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), College Students