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Download full textCarlisle, Robert S. – Issues and Developments in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1988
A study investigated whether markedness relationships within a target language influence the degree of difficulty in acquisition. The Intralingual Markedness Hypothesis was developed, stating that if structures in the target language differ from those in the native language, and if those structures in the target language are in a markedness…
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Language Research
Gascon, Christopher D. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
The Spanish psychological verb construction seems to be especially difficult for native English-speaking learners to acquire. Since some of the most common Spanish psych verbs, such as "gustar" (to please) and "encantar" (to delight), require a grammatical structure that is different from that of the English verbs frequently…
Descriptors: English, Error Patterns, Grammar, Higher Education
KLRN/KLRU-TV, Austin, TX. – 1976
The teacher's guide to the "Carrascolendas 500 Series," a bilingual (Spanish/English) television program geared toward encouraging affective learning in 6- to 9-year-olds, provides information about the main points made in each of the 39 programs in the series. It gives teachers general tips on how to use the series to explore important…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Educational Television
Hendrix, Mary W.; And Others – 1991
This document is the Spanish language version of the student materials component designed to accompany the Career Opportunities Instructional Guide. Page numbers are consistent with numbering in that guide. Seventeen units are provided. The materials in Unit 1 concern various aspects of locating information about occupations; Unit 2 provides an…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Careers, High Schools
Christian, Donna; Montone, Chris – 1994
In two-way bilingual education programs (TBPs), students learn together through two languages in programs that aim to develop dual language proficiency along with academic achievement. In Christian and Mahrer (1992, 1993), profiles were completed for TBPs in operation during the 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 academic years. This supplement, an annual…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
Wong, Eliza; And Others – 1993
A survey was conducted of 167 community-based organizations in 40 states that support family child-care providers. Conducted by the Children's Foundation, the survey sought to examine the need for Spanish-language training and instructional materials by family child-care organizations. Responses indicated that over 80 percent of the responding…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Bilingual Teachers, Community Organizations, Early Childhood Education
Ames, Helen Wattley – 1992
This book focuses on the culture and the people of Spain. The document discusses ways in which these differ from the culture and people now dominant in the western hemisphere. The book explores the different histories through which two peoples have lived and the distinctive values they hold. Their perceptions and expectations of each other are…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Zhang, Xiaolin – 1990
A study investigated language transfer in the writing of 20 Spanish-speaking learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). Research on language transfer is critically reviewed, and it is concluded that existing theory supports a reconceptualization of language transfer as a form of second language (L2) learning/communication strategy that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Interlanguage, Learning Strategies
Barcelona Sanchez, Antonio – 1990
An investigation of two sentence types in English and Spanish contrasts the syntactic features of each and examines the implications for second language instruction. Existential-presentative (ex-pr) and non-existential-presentative (pr) sentences are seen as an important tool for communication because they introduce an element that is…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English
Burckett-Evans, Jenifer – 1980
Productive errors in the Spanish of 3 Spanish-speaking children and 115 adults learning Spanish as a second language are analyzed. The errors are organized into three categories--lexical, morphological, and syntactic--and each category is further divided according to the type of cognitive error-processing strategy shown: simplification, reduction…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Error Analysis (Language)
Duron, Dolores; And Others – 1979
A teacher's manual was developed for an elementary level science course in Spanish as part of an immersion program for English speaking children. The Level A manual is designed for kindergarten and grade 1 pupils. The five units cover the basic concepts of the weather, colors, animals, plants, and the five senses. Each unit includes vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Immersion Programs, Language of Instruction
Mintz, Malcolm W. – 1971
The Bikol language of the Philippines, spoken in the southernmost peninsula of Luzon Island and extending into the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate, is presented in this bilingual dictionary. An introduction explains the Bikol alphabet, orthographic representation (including policies adopted in writing Spanish and English loan words),…
Descriptors: Bikol, Dialects, Dictionaries, English
Oddou, Gary; Clavijo Fabio – 1983
Few studies on teaching culture have empirically investigated the significance between the teaching methodology and the results. To investigate the influence of specificity of cultural information and mode of presentation on attitudes toward South Americans, 113 college students in introductory Spanish classes (21 male, 92 female) participated in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Cultural Education, Higher Education
Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, Los Alamitos, CA. – 1980
The two documents describe California's efforts to collect information on the needs of Spanish speaking parents of developmentally disabled children. Fiesta Educativa was the name of a conference offering workshops and exhibits to more than 1,000 parents and professionals. During the Third Annual Fiesta, information was collected via…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Doss, David A.; Moede, Lauren Hall – 1983
The Austin Independent School District developed a proposal for Chapter 2-Discretionary funds to be used to offer enrichment and supplemental instruction at 12 schools experiencing significant losses of students resulting in low enrollment, racial balances with lower than expected Anglo percentages, and under-utilized building space. Eight schools…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
