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Peer reviewedWattenmaker, Beverly – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Details a program of intensive language learning at Kenston (Ohio) High School that begins with a two-and-one-half-hour-a-day class and ends with a three-week homestay abroad on school time. The approach involves using foreign language for communicating about matters relevant to the students combined with a no-grade, no-fail system. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Programs
Download full textStansfield, Charles – 1976
The evaluation of the first year of the English as a Second Language Tutorial Program of Boulder Valley Public Schools included on-site observations, interviews with coordinators and teachers, a linguistic evaluation of each student (elementary and secondary levels), a classroom teacher's questionnaire, a parents' questionnaire, and a tutor's…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Mauldin, Michael A.; And Others – 1979
Language assessment procedures developed by the Houston Independent School District were undertaken to identify limited-English-speaking-ability (LESA) students, mostly Mexican-Americans, for bilingual instruction. Six phases of program development were included: (1) goals, policies and procedures; (2) language assessment; (3) instructional…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Kulakow, Allan – 1967
This document reports on the foreign language training offered in the Peace Corps. Following a brief introductory statement, a list of languages taught by the Peace Corps in the years 1961-67 is provided, as well as a brief description of Peace Corps language training methods. Guidelines for language coordinators are outlined, and the approach to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Olmos, Arlette – 1977
For several years in Switzerland it had been clear that adolescents with previous learning difficulties in their own country experienced even greater academic problems in Switzerland where they were expected to attend school with native speakers of French. Therefore, an experimental class was organized of Spanish and Italian-speaking children who…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness
Ochoa, Alberto; And Others – 1977
The development of a program to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is discussed. A master plan is offered that encompases a manifold effort in the areas of administrative organization, community relations, diagnosis of student needs, instructional program design, staff development, counseling and guidance, curriculum and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bilingual Education, Check Lists, Community Relations
