The purpose of the simulation technique described in this report is to develop teacher and counselor empathy with the Spanish-speaking student. The technique, developed to be used with English-speaking college students, includes the use of a class conducted in Spanish, a simple form written in Spanish to be completed by the students, punishment…

This information bulletin is published by the Documentation and Educational Information Center in the Argentine province of Santa Fe. The bulletin reports on educational developments in the province and abroad, educational problems, statistics, legislation, documentation and information techniques, and information from international organizations.…

This booklet, the Spanish version of SE 014 817, is a guide for teachers and resource managers who are interested in establishing National Environmental Study Areas (NESA) or interested in receiving NESA recognition for their on-going environmental study area programs. It outlines the characteristics and procedures of the program; the nature,…

DESPITE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING, CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS REMAIN UNRESOLVED BECAUSE NO INTEGRATED NATIONAL EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO CONSOLIDATE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND OFFER IT IN USABLE FORM TO SCHOOL SYSTEMS. ONE SUCH PROBLEM IS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. A 1965 CONFERENCE ON DEFINITIONS OF LEVELS…

This is the second supplement to "A Bibliography of Generative-Based Grammatical Analyses of Spanish." It includes all available materials that have appeared since February of 1975. This bibliography contains two general divisions: phonology and syntax/semantics. Information regarding the location of reviews and abstracts is included in most of…

This document is a course outline for an introductory community college course designed to progressively increase the student's ability to understand, speak, read, and write Spanish. Additionally, the course is intended to give the student a gradually expanding and deepening knowledge of Mexico, its culture, geography, history, social…

In 1970, the Spanish Speaking Program was launched as the Sixteen-Point Program to increase the number of Hispanic employees in the Federal Service. It functioned as part of the government-wide Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program. In 1973 the U.S. Civil Service Commission's Federal Personnel Manual required agencies to take specific actions…

In order to better understand the characteristics of the Chicano dialect of English, 93 freshman composition papers written by 48 Chicano students at Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas, were examined. The primary concern of this examination was to categorize, ultimately to explain, the morphological and syntactical variations from a norm.…

The 1976 recommendations of the ALA Committee on Selection of Foreign Children's Books include books in German, Greek, and Spanish, books from India in English, and Spanish books for children of Puerto Rican heritage. Price and age level are indicated for each book. Brief annotations are also provided. (AA)

This study of 108 matched pairs of Spanish surname and non Spanish surname students from 9 Title 1 parochial schools, who graduated in 1968, 1969 and 1970, found no significant difference between the dropout rates of Spanish surname and non Spanish surname students when they were of comparable ability: the best predictor of dropout rate was the…

The contraceptive utilization of a sample of sexually active, urban, high school males (Black, Hispanic, and White) was examined by anonymous questionnaire. Contraceptive use was haphazard, but White males tended to be more effective contraceptors than the other two groups. Reasons for nonuse were also studied. (Author/SJL)

Describes how the resources of nearby Spanish-speaking communities could be exploited by Spanish programs at universities along the United States-Mexican border. (Author/AM)

Explains how curriculum reform can reinforce positive attitudes toward cultural pluralism and help students understand socioeconomic consequences of a culturally pluralistic society. (DB)

Comments on the results of a survey that asked library administrators throughout the US if Spanish-speaking librarians were needed and how to recruit them most effectively for library schools. Numerous replies reflected racist attitudes, discrimination, and insensitivity to the Spanish-speaking community. (VT)