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The Linguistic Similarities of Spanish Heritage and Second Language Learners
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Lynch, Andrew – Foreign Language Annals, 2008
This article addresses the situation of lower-proficiency heritage language learners of Spanish in terms of their linguistic similarities to second language learners. The analysis highlights grammatical and lexical features in the oral discourse of Spanish heritage and second language learners at intermediate and advanced levels of study,…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Heritage Education, Native Speakers
Teacher Educators as Students: A University Shares Its Faculty ESOL Professional Development Model.
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Verkler, Karen W. – Foreign Language Annals, 2003
Discusses Florida's requirement that staff development be provided to teachers for teaching English-as-a-second-Language students. Colleges of education in Florida crated various professional development models. One of these models is described. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Faculty, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Professional Development
Middle School Philosophy and Second Language Acquisition Theory: Working Together for Enhanced Proficiency.
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Verkler, Karen Wolz – Foreign Language Annals, 1994
Discusses a study that was conducted to determine the effects of school affiliation on the level of language competency attained by Spanish 1 students. Competency in all four language skills was measured by a Spanish 1 exam, and the differences between the two groups in attitude toward foreign language learning were examined. (JL)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grade 8, High Schools, Introductory Courses