Examines general technical issues involved in placing latest computer systems, operable by end users in programer-free environment, at disposal of non-English-speaking users. User environment, classification of software products (token dependent, communications intensive, language dependent), approaches to bilingual software modification,…

Difficulties encountered by handicapped children with limited English proficiency, or who are bilingual, are reviewed. Special problems are noted for monolingual English or English dominance, children monolingual or dominant in a language other than English, nonverbal children and children with delayed language skills, children who code switch,…

A study to determine the incidence of functional illiteracy in English among adults in the metropolitan area of Sydney is reported, which showed the incidence of illiteracy among Australian/English born adults to be lower than previously reported while that among non-English born is very high. (WL)

Women extension volunteers in Oregon teaching Defensive Driving classes developed Spanish and Russian materials for non-English speaking residents. (SP)

Foreign physicians must understand precisely what the patient or other physician is trying to communicate in a hospital situation. (HS)

Home economics, with its ecological view of the family, expanded research competencies, and extension networks, has the interest, knowledge, and experience to capitalize on the potential to educate new immigrant, refugee, and international student families. (SK)

Describes the proposed new Lau regulations for the education of Limited English Speaking (LES) students, and compares them to the separate but sometimes overlapping ESEA Title VII Bilingual Education Act guidelines. (Author/SJL)

Provides descriptions of five programs that illustrate how some school systems are managing to accommodate and teach non-English-speaking students. (Author/IRT)

Ability grouping is sometimes thought to exacerbate inequality by increasing achievement gaps; however, ability grouping may in fact benefit a fast growing and often marginalized student population: children from non-English-speaking home environments. The level-appropriate, small-group instruction received in reading ability groups may be…

In this excerpt from an article, several common misunderstandings about bilingual education are discussed. Topics in the article concern: "what bilingual education is NOT"; "what unconscious factors undermine bilingual education"; "what negative effects are provided by federal funding"; and "the future of bilingual education". (SW)

To understand the problems that urban schools encounter educating Puerto Rican students, teachers must understand the history and culture of Puerto Rico, which has been a melting pot of many different cultures. North American culture became prevalent after the Spanish-American War (1898) and the passage of the Jones Act (1917), which gave U.S.…

English has historically been accepted as the de facto language standard for the United States. Legislative efforts have attempted to manipulate language in this country, and there is presently an attempt to introduce a constitutional amendment making English the official language of the United States. Supporters of the amendment stress problems…

This document, in tabular form, is a summary, by state and project location of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII grant award totals for 1975. Data presented for each project includes: project location and name of local educational agency, Office of Education grant number, previous years in force, number of years negotiated,…

A 4-YEAR LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM WAS BEGUN ON GUAM USING TWO NEW APPROACHES. IT WAS FELT THAT THE PRIMARY GRADES LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE (1) A YEAR OF CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH, FOLLOWED BY THE USUAL READING ACTIVITIES IN GRADES TWO AND THREE AND (2) ONE-HALF YEAR OF CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH FOLLOWED BY THE USUAL READING ACTIVITIES. IT WAS…