Twenty-seven practical ways to improve conditions for the Hispano elderly throughout the United States are also given. (NQ)

The fifteenth in a series of workbook lessons, this consists of a passage in Spanish concerning the Spanish city of Avila. Following are exercises on vocabulary and passives in English and Spanish to be completed by the student. (Text is in English and Spanish.) (CK)

In an investigation of language transference vs. language interference, 12 trainable mentally retarded Spanish speakers (5 to 9 years old) were trained to name in English objects previously identified receptively and objects not previously identified receptively in Spanish. Results indicated no significant difference in the number of words learned…

This publication consists of two articles: "Evaluation in Bilingual Education," by James Burry, and "Desegregation and the Rights of Hispanic Students: The Los Angeles Case," by M. Beatriz Arias. In his paper, Burry used three methods for identifying bilingual evaluation needs. First he reviews Federal/State requirements for…

AN INVITATION TO PARENTS, WRITTEN IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, IS USED TO ANNOUNCE A CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION. SPACE IS PROVIDED FOR THE NAME OF THE PARTICIPATING CHILD AND THE TEACHER'S SIGNATURE. BASIC PULL AND PUSH STROKES ARE ILLUSTRATED IN MANUSCRIPT WRITING. DRAWINGS EMPHASIZE VARIATIONS OF PARTICULAR TYPES OF STROKES USED IN MANUSCRIPT…

EMPHASIS IS ON CONVERSATION. LESSONS ARE DEVELOPED AROUND AREAS OF INTEREST APPROPRIATE TO THIS AGE GROUP (FOR EXAMPLE, "COLONIAL AND MODERN LIVING,""GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF EL PASO," AND "EXPLORATION AND BIOGRAPHY."). SINCE SOME STUDENTS WILL BE NEW TO THE PROGRAM, THE TEACHER IS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE REVIEW UNITS…

A LIST OF 26 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IS PRESENTED. THE LIST INCLUDES SUCH INFORMATION AS PRICE, COMPLETION TIME, STUDENT LEVEL AND FORMAT OF EACH PROGRAM AND AN "ATOMY" INDEX. "ATOMY" IS DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF FRAMES PER HOUR AND THE INDEX IS USED TO PROVIDE SOME INDICATION OF THE DEGREE OF FRACTIONATION OR ATOMIZATION OF…

THE SOCIAL SYMBOLISM OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR MEXICAN-AMERICANS WAS DISCUSSED AT A SYMPOSIUM. THE CULTURAL FACTORS RELATED TO THIS SYMBOLISM WERE OBSERVED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE COURSE OF CONDUCTING TWO DIFFERENT ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE SOCIAL LIFE OF AMERICANS OF MEXICAN DESCENT IN SOUTH TEXAS. THE RESULTS OF THESE STUDIES WERE…

THE BINARY PRINCIPLE OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURE ANALYSIS IS CONSIDERED UNECONOMICAL FOR FORMULATION OF THE RULES FOR VOWEL COMBINATION IN SPANISH. CLASSIFICATORY FEATURES IN A TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR ARE ALL BINARY. HOWEVER, STRICT ADHERENCE TO DISTINCTIVE FEATURE ANALYSIS IS CONSIDERED UNECONOMICAL FOR FORMULATION OF RULES FOR VOWEL COMBINATION…

The booklet contains illustrations of 100 basic signs for use by school employees in working with the deaf. The signs were chosen for inclusion in the booklet by a committee which reviewed hundreds of signs and evaluated their importance in communicating with the deaf. The illustrations, taken in large part from the "Preferred Signs for…

SINCE MANY STUDENTS OF PORTUGUESE HAVE SOME PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH, THE TEACHER OF PORTUGUESE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE CLOSE STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE LANGUAGES. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT "FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, AN AMERICAN ENGLISH SPEAKER WHO HAS A REASONABLE (UNDEFINED) COMMAND OF SPANISH WILL REACT TO…