THE AUTHOR HAS TRACED THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH TO NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. AFTER WORLD WAR II, THE SCOPE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING BECAME "LITERALLY GLOBAL," EMBRACING RAPIDLY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS IN THE FAR AND NEAR EAST, EUROPE, INDIA, AND AFRICA, ALONG WITH EARLIER ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS IN…

Reviews resources in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system which describe instructional objectives and aids for teaching English to non-native speakers. (KS)

Content-specific vocabulary instruction was used in four seventh and eighth grade social studies and science classes as a method for improving the English language ability of non-native English speakers. A total of 52 monolingual English-speaking non-Hispanic students, 7 monolingual English-speaking Hispanic students, 6 Spanish-listening Hispanic…

With a student body that speaks in 27 different languages, the Glen Forest School in Virginia is prevailing against the confusion of tongues through English as a Second Language. (Editor)

Research funded by the U.S. Office of Education and the Office of Economic Opportunity. (DD)

Author visited twenty-four school districts set throughout Canada in order to learn how they each approached the problem of teaching non-English-speaking immigrant children. Five different types of programs for E. S. L. students were evaluated. (Author/RK)

TEXAS LAW PROVIDES FOR STATE-DISTRICT SPONSORSHIP OF SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEFICIENT IN ORAL ENGLISH ABILITIES PRIOR TO THEIR ENTERING THE FIRST GRADE. EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT AND PERSONNEL SUITABLE TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ACTIVITIES MUST BE INSTRUCTIONAL WHILE BEING…

A manifesto from a group involved in the teaching of English outlines the challenge for teachers of a multi-cultural society. (Editor)

THE 55 AUDIO-LINGUAL LESSON UNITS OF "TEACHING ENGLISH EARLY" ARE DESIGNED AS A GUIDE FOR THE TEACHER OF ELEMENTARY GRADE CHILDREN WHO HAVE REACHED LEVEL II IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. AIMED PRIMARILY AT THE SPANISH-SPEAKING (MEXICAN-AMERICAN) CHILD, THIS PRE-READING MATERIAL MAY BE USED WITH OTHER LANGUAGE BACKGROUNDS. (SEE THE FINAL REPORT…

THIS VOLUME COMPRISES LESSONS 56-115 OF THE SECOND LEVEL OF "TEACHING ENGLISH EARLY." FOLLOWING THE SAME FORMAT AS LEVEL II, PART 1, THE APPROACH IS STILL ORAL-AURAL, EMPHASIZING CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND "ACTING-OUT" WITH PUPPETS. SOMEWHAT MORE EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO "FREE DIALOG" AND A GREATER VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.…

The guides have been written to help teachers provide effective instruction for children who do not speak English as their native language. The guides have been planned for use in the primary grades and have been written on two levels of difficulty. The first level contains 128 lessons, the second 115, and each provides instruction for…

The guides have been written to help teachers provide effective instruction for children who do not speak English as their native language. The guides have been planned for use in the primary grades and have been written on two levels of difficulty. The first level contains 128 lessons, the second 115, and each provides instruction for…

In recent years, California public schools have been inundated by a flood of non-English speaking students. This influx has forced California schools to look more closely at how best to provide meaningful instruction in English as a Second Language so the non-English speaker may quickly integrate into the American mainstream. Gives techniques for…

A STUDY WAS MADE OVER A 4-YEAR PERIOD WITH 478 NONENGLISH SPEAKING CHILDREN, BOYS AND GIRLS, AGES 5-13, OF NAVAJO INDIAN BACKGROUND, IN GANADO PUBLIC SCHOOL, ARIZONA. TOYS FOR THE PROJECT BY THE 72 PARTICIPATING TOY MANUFACTURERS. FINDINGS INDICATE THAT WHILE THE USE OF TOYS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED A PANACEA FOR ALL TEACHING ILLS, THEIR USE IN…