This manual describes a French immersion weekend that was held at a campground in Iowa. The manual is arranged in chronological order beginning with arrival Friday evening and continuing through Sunday morning departure. The contents include: (1) a summary of the goals and objectives of the camp-experience; (2) schedule of activities; (3) a…

This teacher's guide to the Milwaukee Public Schools' Multi-Language School (foreign language immersion program) begins with a brief general description and rationale of the program. Previous experience with immersion programs at other schools is cited to answer the question, "What effect does a second language 'immersion' program have on…

This report examines the implementation of a five-day French immersion program whose goal was to expose rural secondary school students to French in cultural context, in order to develop cultural understanding and effective communication. Findings of the study show: (1) 14 percent of the program time was spent on instructional activity, 20 percent…

The speech, half in French and half in English, is an endorsement of the association, an indication of political, social and educational reforms it might influence, a reminder that members of the association, Canadian Parents for French, were present and interested, and an appeal for good public relations. (AMH)

Cites tests with children in primary schools being taught in a foreign language (English speakers in Canada being taught in French, Finnish speakers in Swedish). Tests of Filipino children learning English showed that those who had become acquainted with English in kindergarten learned more easily. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Outlines the findings from a series of interviews examining Mexican attitudes toward learning and teaching English conducted in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1986. Includes five tables. (MD)

Investigates a Canadian school system's elementary school French immersion program. Surveys and review of curriculum and materials made by parents, teachers, and principals indicate strong support for beginning the program at the primary grade level. Policy recommendations are presented for program planning. (CB)

Study of the second language retention of students who completed a seven-year elementary Spanish immersion program found that some language loss occurred soon after program termination, with greatest loss in productive skills. Findings suggested that attitudinal predisposition influenced the extent to which students retained their Spanish skills.…

Outlines a variety of suggestions for classroom activities for second language instruction and immersion. Most activities focus on the use of illustrations or illustrated materials. The descriptions of the activities are in French. (MSE)

Factors influencing the resistance to French immersion instruction in Ontario are discussed, and the change theory approach to program adoption and implementation is favored over the reproduction theory. (MSE)

A survey of the parents of French immersion students and the parents of regular English-language program students in four Winnipeg, Manitoba districts revealed that non-immersion parents generally question the viability of immersion programs, prefer to send their children to neighborhood schools, and have stronger feelings than immersion parents…

Summarizes an experiment where a 12-year-old boy was sent to a College d'Enseignement Superieur (C.E.S.) to learn French for six months in France. Evaluates the results of the experiment and how the pedagogical approach can be applied to language teaching in the United States. (SED)

This paper presents an ethnographic record of one teacher's ongoing experience trying to understand the kinds of language ideologies constructed in the classroom about the Korean language and culture. The paper describes a class of Korean-American college students in a Korean language class who had never successfully achieved native fluency in…

This teacher's guide is intended for the instruction of both French as a first language and French as a second language in immersion programs. It provides a host of strategies for teaching listening skills in the classroom in Grades 1 through 7. The first section is designed to bring the teacher's awareness to the training procedure. It discusses…

This paper focuses on teaching varieties of French spoken outside of France, examining how best to introduce American students to French spoken in many francophone communities. Highlighting the notions of functional competence and pedagogical norm as central criteria for developing effective, but realistic, curricula for introducing Quebec French…