This guide to the use of computer software in Spanish second language instruction contains a series of lesson plans based in part on software content. The topics covered by the lesson plans are common to Spanish level 1 and 2 courses, and are intended not as a sequential course but as a reference for teachers. All lessons involve computer use and…

This annotated bibiliography provides background information on three main groups of Hispanic Americans (Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans) and is arranged to reflect the diverse histories, experiences, and cultures of these Hispanic subgroups. The bibliography includes both English publications and bilingual publications…

This guide provides information for individuals to use in experiencing Hispanic culture in the United States, using local resources. The guide is designed to aid in developing and carrying out a plan for direct, face-to-face cross-cultural encounters with Hispanics and for developing cross-cultural awareness, self-awareness, and linguistic…

The long-term pattern of language shift from Spanish to English for a national sample (N=428) of Mexican-American sophomores is documented. All students spoke Spanish as a first language and were educated entirely in the United States. The students were participants in diverse bilingual education programs during their elementary years and were…

Scope and sequence key competencies are listed for a beginning native Spanish literacy course, a Level 2 literacy course, and a Level 3 literacy course. Competency criteria and curriculum guidelines in math, reading, and writing are presented for each of the three levels, and English-as-a-Second-Language guidelines and criteria are provided for…

Project TEACH (Technological Enrichment and Achievement for Cambodians and Hispanics) aims to facilitate the students' linguistic and cultural adjustment to American society while preparing them to enter the job market. Carried out at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Bronx, New York) Project TEACH provides students new to America with computer and…

As part of a larger sociolinguistic study investigating the attitudes of Puerto Ricans on the island toward their own vernacular speech, the present research focused on the subjective reactions of 104 public high school teachers and students to spoken speech styles. The subjects' task was to: listen to a prerecorded tape, rate the voices on the…

A readability formula for elementary Spanish instructional materials was developed by building on previous research, particularly in regard to the application of the Fry readability graph to Spanish language materials. The study began with the selection of average sentence length and number of syllables per 100 words as independent variables.…

The "Southwest" dialect, previously isolated in San Antonio, Texas, has been isolated south of that area. Data were drawn from the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) and interviews with ten lower-middle/upper-lower class informants. Seven communities were represented by seven female and three male English speakers (four…

A study investigated the role of metacognitive skills and the conception of reading in the reading comprehension of adult native speakers of Spanish and English. The study differed from others in its examination of reading conceptions and comprehension in both the first and second languages. Results suggest that both first language reading ability…

A study examined whether students of business English in a private university in Puerto Rico experienced oral communication apprehension and how it was related to their proficiency in English. Two tests were administered to 180 students: McCroskey's Personal Report of Communication Apprehension and the Michigan Test of English Language…

The Bilingual Demonstration College Preparatory Program, in its second year of funding, provided English as a second language (ESL) and native language instruction, in addition to bilingual instruction in mathematics, social studies, and science, to 120 Spanish-speaking students in grades 9-12 at George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York).…

The three-year Spanish program curriculum guide for Alberta public high schools outlines: (1) program objectives reflecting the basic education goals as well as a rationale for including Spanish in a school program; (2) specific minumum expectations for each language skill (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and for cultural understanding…

These materials for Spanish instruction are based on the meeting and friendship of two Puerto Ricans arriving in Puerto Rico for visits to their hometowns, their discussions of Puerto Rican life, and a sightseeing tour of San Juan. Introductory passages to the visitors' dialogues are in English, and dialogues are in Spanish, with photographs,…