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Download full textRueda, Robert; And Others – 1992
Preliminary efforts to operationalize more fully the concept of the instructional conversation (IC) approach for second language learning are reported, and an observational tool, the IC Rating Scale, is described in an examination of classroom-based reading comprehension lessons. Preliminary data on the reliability and validity of the IC scale are…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Rating Scales, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
Hiple, David V. – 1982
This is a set of generic proficiency goals in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and culture developed for all languages and for French, German, and Spanish specifically. Both the common and specific goals are being field tested to determine their utility for college and university language instructors. In addition, a questionnaire has been…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, French, German, Higher Education
Parks, Carolyn – 1986
Closed-captioned videotapes and accompanying print materials are available to the Prince George's County Public Schools English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program to help students develop their sight and meaning vocabulary, oral reading fluency, prediction skills, and ability to locate information in written texts. This manual is intended to…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Captions, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Timpe, Eugene F. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This article gives guidelines for the evaluation of foreign language departments that should lead to an upgrading of the profession. (CFM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Class Size, College Language Programs, Departments
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Sacramento. – 1993
This draft handbook provides descriptions and summaries of the six tests that California elementary and secondary teachers must pass to earn the Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) or Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (BCLAD) certificates. The six tests include: (1) "Language Structure and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Solano-Flores, Guillermo; Lara, Julia; Sexton, Ursula; Navarrete, Cecilia – 2001
This sampler of student responses to mathematics and science items was assembled to show how student responses differ depending on whether students are tested in English or in their native languages. The sampler aims to promote awareness among teachers and assessment developers that low language proficiency in English is a factor that can penalize…
Descriptors: Chinese, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Haitian Creole
Sierra, Josu; Olaziregi, Ibon – 1986
The Galbahe Language Tests C1 and C2 measure the Spanish language proficiency of children aged 7 to 8 years (C1) and those aged 10 to 11 years (C2). Equivalent tests E1 and E2 measure the Basque language achievement of the same age groups, respectively. Both tests were designed as part of a study of teaching of the Basque language in parts of…
Descriptors: Basque, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Lucas, Tamara; Villegas, Ana Maria – Education Law Center, 2004
In 1999-2000, over one-third of all students in the 30 Abbott districts spoke a native language other than English, and more than one-tenth were considered limited English proficient (LEP). The proportions of LEP students varied considerably across the districts, but they comprised between 5% and 29% of total enrollments in 18 of the districts.…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Resource Materials, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
