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El Aissati, Abderrahman; Karsmakers, Suzanne; Kurvers, Jeanne – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
In 2003, the Amazigh (Berber) language and the Tifinagh script were, for the first time in history, introduced as a subject for all students in public primary schools in Morocco. This study first investigates the language planning policy behind the introduction of the new Amazigh curriculum: selection, codification, standardization, curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Language Planning, Familiarity, Educational Practices
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Duran, Richard P. – Review of Research in Education, 2008
Assessment of learners' academic achievement in a second language presents important challenges to the fields of educational research and educational practice. Although these challenges legitimately concern learners' familiarity with a second language, the challenges are more complex, particularly in the contexts of large-scale assessments that…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Educational Research, Second Language Learning
Albus, Deb; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
The current study, an online survey about instructional strategies for English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities, was designed to build on the findings of the previous study about educator perceptions of instructional strategies. Although the current study did not use consensus building methods, it was similarly designed to obtain…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment, Student Characteristics