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Carvalho, Ana M.; Freire, Juliana Luna; da Silva, Antonio J. B. – Hispania, 2010
Portuguese is the sixth-most-spoken native language in the world, with approximately 240,000,000 speakers. Within the United States, there is a growing demand for K-12 language programs to engage the community of Portuguese heritage speakers. According to the 2000 U.S. census, 85,000 school-age children speak Portuguese at home. As a result, more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metalinguistics, Spanish Speaking
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Beyer, Sandra S.; Kluck, Frederick J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
Describes French language classes for Hispanophones at the University of Texas at El Paso begun in order to meet needs of large Spanish-speaking contingent of its student body. Claims system has psychological and linguistic advantages and believes method could be used in any institution having Spanish-speaking students. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, French, Mexican Americans, Second Language Instruction
Auerbach, Elsa; Barahona, Byron; Midy, Julio; Vaquerano, Felipe; Zambrano, Ana; Arnaud, Joanne – 1996
This guide draws on experience and lessons learned in a collaborative project between three adult education programs, the University of Massachusetts at Boston, the Boston Adult Literacy Fund to present a model for training immigrants and refugees as adult ESL and native language literacy instructors in their own communities. The model is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Educational Strategies
Seelye, H. Ned, Ed. – 1970
Articles treating various aspects of the teaching of Hispanic culture at the secondary and junior high school levels are intended to improve methodology and facilitate the development of teacher-made instructional materials. An overview of the field relating problems and procedures in several areas is developed. Selections cover: (1) bilinguality,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Community Attitudes
Bien-Aime, Joseph C. – 1993
This study investigated the effectiveness of a variety of teaching techniques, including both standard English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) methods and the teacher's own strategies, in improving the English language proficiency of 15 Haitian and 5 Hispanic third-graders. The students were administered oral and written pretests and found to be…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1989
The Texas framework for modern and classical language programs in the elementary and secondary schools is intended to (1) establish a philosophy for a proficiency-based sequential language program; (2) outline the overall language program as specified in state rules and legislative mandates; and (3) describe expected student proficiency levels and…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Class Size, Classical Languages, Cognitive Processes