Many students have difficulty when first exposed to statistical concepts. In the case of service teaching arrangements where the focus is more on the statistical literacy needs of the profession and concepts need to be developed in short time frames the challenges are even more imposing, particularly if cohorts contain substantial numbers of…

Learning at school is a complex process of socialisation into selected and valued practices of a society. As children and students progress through levels of education, they are instructed in increasingly specialised cultural practices defined in the curriculum as subjects. This paper describes subject-specific teachers working with…

Joel Spring (2007/this issue) argues that in most nation states around the world today, English plays a central role primarily as a commodity of globalization. At the same time in the United States, English is being perpetuated in nationalistic terms as the only legitimate language. This is done through a variety of mechanisms such as language…

This note introduces readers to the development of English for specific purposes (ESP) teaching and research in China and, more specifically, aviation English curriculum development in the Chinese context, so that ESP professionals can be acquainted with the recent development of ESP theory and practice in a non-English speaking country like…

Excerpts from a statement made by Frank C. Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW, concerning English programs for limited or non-English speaking children are presented. This congressional testimony sketches viewpoints about bilingual/bicultural education and proposes budget amendments for Title VII and Title IV programs. (SW)

This paper updates cases, legal concerns, and educational practices relating to bilingual/bicultural education since the case of Lau v. Nichols was decided. Lau v. Nichols was a class action suit in which it was argued that education had been denied to Chinese-speaking children because English was the only language spoken in the public schools in…

Twenty-five English speaking and twenty-five non-English speaking Canadian children equated on sex and chronological age were given the Ontario School Ability (OSA) test and the performance section of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). The pilot study was conducted to compare the ability of the two tests to assess the…

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS RATHER THAN THE ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH BILINGUALISM IN NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS SCHOOLS. HE STATES THAT MANY SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS DO NOT LEARN BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE BIASED AGAINST THEM IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS--(1) THE LOW TAXING ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDES ONLY FOR ILL-STAFFED AND ILL-EQUIPPED SCHOOLS, (2)…

Describes the life and responsibilities of a young Haitian girl working as a migrant farmworker. Focuses on her relationship with her non-English-speaking mother and documents her daily life and schooling in Maryland and Florida. (SA)

Describes specific activities the teacher might follow in the classroom to meet the needs of foreign-born children. (Author/RB)

Reviews resources in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system which describe instructional objectives and aids for teaching English to non-native speakers. (KS)

Keynote address, 1973 TESOL Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (DD)

Schools are faced with problems resulting from the increasing number of Spanish-speaking people in the United States. The growing bilingual labor force should be of concern to educators. Business educators must assist non-English-speaking students through a sound program of study. (JOW)

Summarizes current views of second-language acquisition, focusing on the types and origins of the problems of nonnative technical writers. Offers suggestions to help editors avoid or alleviate the problems. (PRA)