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Atkinson, Donald R. – 1979
This document contains the curriculum guide and the first seven monographs of the career education manual which was developed to assist the instructor in presenting a career-awareness course to adult, limited-English-speaking farmworkers. (The last nine monographs of the career education manual are found in CE 024 590.) The curriculum guide is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Agricultural Laborers, Bilingual Education
Alderson, Charles; And Others – 1977
Mexican university students enrolled in a general English course were administered a battery of tests including a reading comprehension test based on a Spanish text, one based on an English text, and the TEAL test battery of English language proficiency for adult students. Half the students were given an easy English text and a difficult Spanish…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Molina, Huberto – 1980
In progressing toward the development of adequate instructional resources for use by the schools to capitalize upon the unique strengths of children with Hispanic-heritage language and cultural assets, Southwest Regional Lab (SWRL) Research and Development has produced or is in the process of producing the following assessment and instruction…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities
SAMORA, JULIAN – 1963
THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION OF SPANISH-SPEAKING PERSONS OF THE SOUTHWEST IS DISCUSSED. IN 10 OUT OF THE 15 TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREAS, 40 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE SPANISH POPULATION HAS EXPERIENCED LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF SCHOOLING, IN EIGHT OUT OF 10 CALIFORNIA METROPOLITAN AREAS, 20 PERCENT OR MORE ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY. PERCENTAGES RISE AS ONE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Educational Research, Educationally Disadvantaged
CABRERA, PATRICIA – 1967
MATERIALS IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY HAVE PUBLICATION DATES 1954-66, AND WERE COLLECTED FOR A (CALIFORNIA) STATEWIDE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULA RESEARCH PROGRAMS INVOLVING ADULT STUDENTS WITH SPANISH SURNAMES, FUNDED IN MAY 1965 UNDER TITLE V OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. MATERIALS OF INTEREST TO…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
RYAN, JAMES – 1966
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SPANISH PROFESSORS, ASKED TO ESTABLISH A FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT IN A NEW COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, ARE SERIOUSLY APPRAISING THE AIMS AND FUNCTIONS OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BUT NOT A SEPARATION BETWEEN TEACHING AND RESEARCH, BETWEEN NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS WITH…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Language Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Instruction
LINK, WILLIAM R. – 1968
FOR AMERICA TO ACHIEVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF MODERN SOCIETY, IN A WORLD WHERE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEPRIVATION ARE THE NORM, THE SPANISH LANGUAGE MUST BE RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT, AND POTENTIALLY THE MOST REWARDING, PART OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. LANGUAGE PREFERENCES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Humanities, Language Programs, Language Role
FINOCCHIARO, MARY – 1966
A TWO-YEAR EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO DEVELOP "BILINGUAL READINESS" WAS UNDERTAKEN IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE CLASSES IN NEW YORK CITY. TWO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ONE IN A POVERTY AREA AND ONE IN A MIDDLE CLASS AREA, WERE CHOSEN FOR THE STUDY. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO CHOOSE SIX KINDERGARTEN AND SIX FIRST GRADE CLASSES COMPOSED OF EQUAL NUMBERS…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
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GREEN, RUSSEL F.; MARTINEZ, JUAN N. – 1967
A NEED FOR AN ADEQUATELY DEVELOPED AND STANDARDIZED INTELLIGENCE SCALE IN THE WHOLE OF LATIN AMERICA RESULTED IN THE WAIS PROJECT WHOSE AIM WAS TO TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH, ADAPT TO SPANISH CULTURE, AND STANDARDIZE THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE IN PUERTO RICO. FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION OF THE FOUR GENERAL GOALS, THE PROJECT REPORT OUTLINES THE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Language Research
A GUIDE TO HELP PLAN WORTHWILE EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN WHICH WILL PROMOTE VERBAL EXPRESSION AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF LANGUAGE ARTS AND SKILLS IS PRESENTED. JUAN BOBO IS A CHARACTER FROM PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORE. HE IS A POPULAR FIGURE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TESTS USED IN PUERTO RICO, AND HE HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NEW YORK…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cultural Background, Curriculum Guides, Disadvantaged Youth
LEIGHTON, E. ROBY – 1964
A SUMMER WORKSHOP CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATION OF THE SPANISH- AND INDIAN-SPEAKING STUDENTS OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA MET IN TUCSON, ARIZONA, TO ESTABLISH OBJECTIVES REGARDING THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR SPEAKING PROBLEMS. THE STUDENTS WERE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AS A RESULT OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL FAILURE AND FRUSTRATION. BICULTURAL GUIDANCE, AN…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Dropout Attitudes
ASHER, JAMES T. – 1964
THREE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE AND COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF VISUAL AND AURAL LANGUAGE LEARNING. SPANISH VOCABULARY ITEMS WERE LEARNED FIRST IN ONE SENSE MODE AND THEN RELEARNED IN A DIFFERENT SENSE MODE. TRANSFER EFFECTS WERE STUDIED FROM THE VOCABULARY ITEMS LEARNED TO PATTERNED (PICTURE-CUED) SENTENCES AND STORIES. TWO SAMPLES OF…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Aural Learning, College Students, Experimental Programs
Cooper, Thomas C.; And Others – 1980
Second language students may develop writing skills gradually, or they may learn and practice these skills through the use of sentence combining techniques. A study is reported of the consistent use of sentence combining exercises with intermediate language classes at the university level. A total of 325 students enrolled in intermediate French,…
Descriptors: French, German, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Figueroa, Richard A.; Gallegos, Elmer A. – 1980
A study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the Ramirez and Castaneda rating scale used to distinguish ethnic behaviors in schools and to generate a more comprehensive scale for identifying those behaviors. Two hundred and sixty two elementary school children and 39 teachers from Spanish bilingual and English as a Second Language…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Cultural Differences, Differences
Silverman, Dorothy; And Others – 1980
The purpose of Project SABOR (Sound Approaches to Bilingualism and Opportunities for Recognition) was to develop and promote native and second language skills in all curriculum areas for students in grades four to eight. Eight hundred students received instruction in English and native language arts and reading, mathematics, science, social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language)
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