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Download full textJoanna Dolinska; Olena Duc-Fajfer – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2025
The Lemko-Rusyn language belongs to the East-Slavonic branch of Slavic languages and is an indigenous language spoken on a daily basis by the community that has inhabited the Carpathian region since at least the Middle Ages. Lemko-Rusyn people have been officially recognised as an ethnic minority and their language as one of the 15 minority…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slavic Languages, Ethnic Groups, Language Minorities
Costas, Xosé-Henrique, Comp.; Expósito-Loureiro, Andrea, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2016
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Romance Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Preschool Education
Brezan, Beate, Comp.; Nowak, Meto, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2016
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education
Verra, Roland, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2016
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Romance Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Direct linkYiakoumetti, Androula, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2012
This volume brings together research carried out in a variety of geographic and linguistic contexts including Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States and explores efforts to incorporate linguistic diversity into education and to "harness" this diversity for learners' benefit. It challenges the largely…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Language Planning, Pidgins, Creoles
PDF pending restorationDerbyshire, William W. – 1993
This reference grammar is intended for adult speakers of English who are at the elementary through the intermediate levels of acquisition of the Slovene language. It begins with a brief description of the Slovene language, its major dialects and its place among the Slavic languages. Information on the alphabet, pronunciation, and spelling rules…
Descriptors: Grammar, Native Speakers, Reference Materials, Second Language Learning
Faryadi, Qais – Online Submission, 2007
This analysis discusses the constructivist paradigm of teaching Arabic as a foreign language in Malaysian settings. This review examines the role of interactive multimedia in enhancing the chalk and talk methods of teaching Arabic in Malaysian schools. This paper also investigates the importance of Arabic Language in Malaysia. Furthermore, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Models
Jones, Eliza, Comp. – 1992
The dictionary of the Central Koyukon Athabaskan dialect contains the most commonly used words in the language, and is designed for use in bilingual education programs in the elementary grades. A pronunciation guide distinguishes between and compares the three Koyukon dialects, and offers details of the orthography and phonology of all three. The…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Athapascan Languages, Elementary Education, English
MacLean, Edna Ahgeak – 1994
The second-year grammar of Inupiaq, an Eskimo language spoken in northwestern Alaska, contains six chapters on these grammatical constructions: contemporative I mood; operative-imperative and negative contemporative moods; demonstrative adverbs in locative, vialis, ablative, and terminalis; transitive "present" and "past" tense…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Alaska Natives, Glossaries, Grammar
Besnier, Niko, Comp. – 1981
A lexicon for Tuvaluan, a Polynesian language spoken in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, contains two parts, a lexicon and a word finder. The lexicon has a traditional format, in which Tuvaluan words are listed alphabetically and defined in English, and in which all additional information on structure, usage, and dialect can be found. The second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lexicology, Second Language Instruction, Syntax
Thompson, Katrina Daly; Schleicher, Antonia Folarin – 2001
This reference grammar is written for speakers of English who are learning Swahili. Because many language learners are not familiar with the grammatical terminology, this book explains the basic terminology and concepts of English grammar that are necessary for understanding the grammar of Swahili. It assumes no formal knowledge of English grammar…
Descriptors: African Languages, Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. – 2002
This CD-ROM is part of an interactive and dynamic multimedia package of information and games for learning K'iche' and Ixil. This CD-ROM contains selected radio programs for preschool students, scripted from the four storybooks created by Project "Enlace Quiche." It includes stories in K'iche', Ixil, and Spanish. (VWL)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Preschool Education, Quechua, Radio
Peace Corps (Moldova). – 1998
Designed as a brief introduction to Romanian, this beginner-level workbook includes the Romanian alphabet, phonetics, similar Romanian/English words, basic expressions, numbers, basic dialogue, and greetings. (CNP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Romanian
Welmers, Beatrice F.; Welmers, William E. – 1964
Twelve lessons in Igbo, the major language of Nigeria, are provided. The lessons are designed for use with a native speaker serving as a model. They cover pronunciation, major grammatical patterns, and limited practical conversation. The tonal aspects of Igbo pronunciation are emphasized. Suggestions are offered to enhance students' understanding…
Descriptors: African Languages, Drills (Practice), Grammar, Igbo
Jacobson, Steven A.; Jacobson, Anna W. – 1996
This word list is designed for students of Yup'ik Eskimo to assist them in choosing the appropriate word when there are several Yup'ik words that correspond to a single English word. This alphabetical list contains 77 English words that might cause confusion, and includes simple examples of usage to clarify the meanings of the various…
Descriptors: Eskimo Aleut Languages, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Regional Dialects
