A study investigated the different kinds of resistance techniques used by students in the college Spanish language classroom. Subjects were 30 undergraduate students, 10 at each of three instructional levels, representing a wide range of academic majors and concentrations. All completed a version of the Compliance-Resistance Techniques and…

General references, curricular references, textbook and supplementary references provide the Social Studies teacher suggestions for materials to be used in an integrated approach to teaching the history and culture of the Mexican American. (SHM)

It is suggested that researchers take into account the various problems as seen by Mexican American families when making decisions rather than assuming what the variables leading to those decisions might be. (JB)

Test variables which discriminated among the native English speaking children and the children who spoke Spanish or Navajo natively were those tasks which involved knowledge of the linguistic rules of English. School learning problems were the result of limited linguistic competence in English. (Author)

Examines the impact on the second language skills of advanced high school Spanish students of Indiana University's 20-year-old intensive program abroad. Evidence indicates that resulting language skills exceeded those which might be expected in one full year of high school language instruction. (EKN)

Provides a listing of doctoral degrees granted in foreign languages, literatures, cultures, linguistics, and foreign language education in 1982. Entries are ordered by (1) major field, (2) institution, (3) dissertation author, (4) dissertation title, and (5) dissertation supervisor. (EKN)

Spanish-English code switching in the context of Miami health care services is examined, focusing on the transactional role relationships that require Spanish language use. Examples are taken from printed sources and oral language. Semantic shift, vocabulary adaptation, syntactic code switching, and Spanish acquisition by non-Hispanics are…

Reveals that Puerto Rican students recently arrived in the United States who participated in a bilingual reading program in Spanish and English performed significantly better than did similar students who did not participate in the program. (FL)

Outlines the contents of a culture and civilization course for first-year students of Spanish enrolled in a program abroad. Proposes to focus on the diversity of the Hispanic culture, on questions of cultural identity, cultural differences and similarities, and on the study of cultural stereotypes. (MES)

Presents study conducted to determine whether sentence combining approach would increase rate of written syntactic development of college students of French, German, and Spanish. Results show it is effective for teaching some aspects of writing to intermediate foreign language students. (BK)

Describes a study designed to examine native speakers' reactions to errors contained in compositions written by advanced Spanish students, as a measure of error seriousness and a guide for selective correction. Suggests that errors interfering with comprehension should be eliminated first, followed by those that elicit negative reactions from…

Describes and reviews 16 texts, supplements, kits, and professional references for bilingual education and English for foreign speakers. Nine items relate specifically to Spanish speakers. (SJL)

Describes a study/travel program, offered at Cleveland State University, which combines a quarter-long topical course devoted to the study of a country, followed by a two-week visit to the country. The course is designed to teach both language and culture. (Author/AM)