Discusses the use of the Spanish suffix "-al" in six Central American countries, derived from both Spanish and native languages, and Spanish.) (CK)

Using two informants and the questionnaires of the "Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Colombia," a linguistic corpus of Pamplona, Colombia, was derived. Regional speech characteristics are discussed here, including use of vowels and consonants, reversing sound position, elision, and lexical anomalies. (Text is in Spanish.) (CK)

This paper explores the origins and correct use in Spanish of "tu,""vos" and "Usted." Corroboration for the points made is sought in ancient and contemporary literature. (Text is in Spanish.) (CK)

Popular attitudes toward elderly Chicanos are based on concepts that have changed and are still changing. These ill-founded views are affecting the life-style of the Chicano aged and the social services that many of them need. (Author)

Forty-eight Spanish-English basic instructional programs, 22 supplementary instructional items, and 8 professional resources are synthesized as an aid to material selection in Spanish language arts. Each synthesis of instructional material identifies the material with complete cataloguing information and the specification of components, subject…

Using the American Institutes for Research (AIR) Report (1978) and evaluation of the Head Start Bilingual/Bicultural Curriculum Project by Juarez Associates as contrasting examples of bilingual research, the authors suggest a new direction for policy research in bilingual education oriented towards examining all factors affecting such policy…

Classroom activities for foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) are presented. The languages covered are French, Spanish, and German. Suggestions are offered for use of repetition in the classroom for reading and writing, for testing, and for creating lesson plans. Classroom techniques such as dramatics, songs, and team competition are…

The paper describes a program developed for the children of migrant farmworkers, which uses bilingual adults from these same migrant families as the primary teaching staff. The curriculum used in the teaching of academic areas and oral language in Spanish and English is described, as well as specific adaptations that would be useful in teaching…

This vocabulary improvement handbook was designed to be an aid to children's and young adult librarians serving in public and school libraries who know little or no Spanish, but who wish to serve their Spanish-speaking community. Content and design of the handbook emanated from class discussions by participants in the Library Training Institute…

An evaluation of Project SABOR, a bilingual education program funded under Title VII and carried out in seven elementary and junior high schools in the Bronx, New York, is presented in this paper. First the evaluation design is described. Then the program is outlined, with information presented regarding its educational objectives, number of…