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Download full textPearson, Vangie L. – 1992
Texas Schools, Inc. (TSI) developed a pilot program in bilingual education for Mexican-American vocational workers in the Department of Diesel Mechanics at Texas Tech University. This study assesses the transfer of technology in that environment using quantitative and qualitative measures. TSI, a technical and vocational school in Lubbock, Texas,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Cultural Differences
Sprayberry, Roslyn R. – 1993
An experimental study investigated the effectiveness of multimedia instruction in improving listening comprehension of high school students studying second-year Spanish. Specific comprehension difficulties were found in recognizing linguistic and cultural implications, making guesses based on key words and phrases, and understanding and responding…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, High School Students
Auchter, Joan E.; Skaggs, Gary; Stansfield, Charles – 1998
A multi-year effort is being made to create a revised Spanish-language version of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED). It is necessary to ensure that the translated, adapted version maintains the same content and performance standards as the original English version. The final linking of the Spanish-language and English versions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English, Equivalency Tests, High School Seniors
Bearden, Rebecca Jo – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
A study investigated common discourse features in the Spanish of six novice-level Spanish second language learners, as evidenced in oral interviews by two interviewers. Features examined included use of cohesive devices, use of the first language, whispering to self, scaffolding with the interviewer to express themselves, and negotiation. Results…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Introductory Courses
Cazabon, Mary T.; Nicoladis, Elena; Lambert, Wallace E. – 1998
The design and effectiveness of the Amigos program, a two-way Spanish-English bilingual immersion program in Cambridge (Massachusetts) are described. In the program, half the instruction is in English, half in Spanish from kindergarten through eighth grade. Half the students are native Spanish-speakers and half are native English-speakers. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Mathematics Instruction
Pellicer, Alejandra – 1996
A discussion of the language skills of Maya-speaking children in Mexico describes the relationship of Maya and Spanish languages in this population's education and reports on a study of the construction of orthography by these children. The study first examines how language is used in literacy education and the difficulties of literacy in a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language of Instruction
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Accountability. – 1997
Services for immigrant students in the Houston Independent School District (Texas) are provided under provisions of the Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance Act. The implementation of these services was evaluated for the 1996-97 school year. A total of 20,558 eligible immigrant students were identified in the school district's database for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Linda – 1991
This paper describes an experimental early intervention program called the Kindergarten and Elementary Intervention Program, which provides support for at-risk students, their parents, and teachers. It aims at the improvement of early school adjustment through approaches designed to accommodate a wide range of individual differences; improve and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, High Risk Students, Individual Differences
Strasheim, Lorraine, Ed.; Bartz, Walter H., Ed. – 1986
This curriculum guide for Indiana's foreign language education (1) establishes what proficiency is at the end of each of four instructional levels, through sets of competencies, or learning outcomes, to be achieved throughout that level; (2) defines progress throughout the sequence of levels in terms that can be readily understood; and (3)…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Difficulty Level
Neumann, Barbara E., Ed. – 1989
This guide, designed for teachers and other workers in adult basic education, includes a variety of articles about teaching; counseling, and advocacy approaches; curriculum planning and evaluation, assessment; and program design based on personal experience. All focus on critical thinking as a teaching and learning skill. Article topics include:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Critical Thinking
Hendrix, Mary W.; And Others – 1991
This document is the Spanish language version of the student materials component designed to accompany the Educational and Career Planning Instructional Guide. Page numbers are consistent with the numbering in that guide. The student book follows the guide's seven units, which cover the following topics: (1) goals; (2) decision making; (3) a look…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning, Course Selection (Students)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1991
The Bilingual Academics for Special Education Students project (Project BASES) in its first year served 76 Spanish-speaking students with limited English proficiency and emotional disturbances. The New York City Public Schools program, serving students aged 10 to 14, used an Integrative Linguistic Model to weigh students' academic and linguistic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Emotional Disturbances
Allexsaht-Snider, Martha – 1992
Findings of a case study that investigated immigrant bilingual and English-speaking parents' views on education are presented in this paper. The study was undertaken to analyze the relationship between cultural knowledge and the parents' attitudes toward schooling. Participant observation and interviews were conducted with 3 teachers and 13…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Family Environment
Mackey, Allison – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
This paper reports on a study of the efficiency of interactive tasks at eliciting targeted morpho-syntactic structures from child speakers of English as a Second Language (ESL). Two groups of subjects between 7 and 10 years of age were examined, one group with various first language backgrounds, and a second which used Spanish as their first…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1993
This manual presents activities designed to encourage speaking in elementary and secondary school Spanish language classes at the novice and intermediate proficiency levels. Following guidelines outlined in the Utah "Foreign Language Mastery Curriculum Guide," each of the activities is identified according to the topic, level, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Group Activities
