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Motus, Cecile L. – 1971
A collection of 54 lessons in Hiligaynon, one of the major languages of the Philippines, is divided into 12 units, each lesson intended for about 4 to 5 hours of classroom instruction. A brief grammar summary introduces each unit. A structural content note begins each lesson within the units, followed by microdialogues (two to four lines)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Download full textBerney, Tomi D.; Asselle, Maria Grazia – 1989
The LEP (limited-English-proficient) Students in Special High Schools Program, funded from a variety of sources, was partially implemented in 1987-88. The program's aim was to provide 277 LEP students, whose native languages were Chinese, Haitian Creole/French, and Spanish, with equal access to 8 educational-option and 5 vocational/technical high…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese, Educational Opportunities
Berney, Tomi D.; Gritzer, Glenn – 1990
The goals of the Bilingual Children's Project (B.C.P.) were to help students acquire skills in the English language content area subjects, critical thinking, and problem solving. In its first year, the project served 740 kindergarten through third grade students of limited English proficiency at 12 schools. Participants' native languages were…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language)
Kester, Donald L. – 1986
External evaluation of a bilingual education program for limited-English-speaking Japanese and Korean students found that while ambitious program objectives established for the program's second year were not met, student progress was closely monitored and used in planning for the next year. Student reclassifications were reduced. Activity or…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Involvement, Educational Objectives
Rassias Foundation, Dartmouth, NH. – 1987
This annual publication of the Rassias Foundation at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) includes these articles and commentaries: "Clio and Hermes: Languages in the Study of the Past" (Kent J. Rigsby); "The Micrologue in a Student-Directed Conversation Class" (Stephen A. Canfield); "Baby Pictures and the Spanish Preterit…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classical Languages, Classroom Techniques, Declining Enrollment
Kitao, Kenji; And Others – 1986
A study of reading textbooks for English as a second language published in Japan evaluated 150 traditional reading textbooks and 32 new reading textbooks published for use in 1985. Traditional reading textbooks are those with main texts and notes and sometimes a few comprehension questions. New reading textbooks have main texts, comprehension…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, College Curriculum, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
Lehtonen, Jaakko; Sajavaara, Kari – 1983
A study used two auditory tests of reaction time to compare second language learners' and native speakers' detection of ambiguity or acceptability of sentences. The subjects were Finnish learners of English as a second language and native English-speakers. The investigation found that Finnish-speakers' reactions were generally similar to the…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. Foreign Language Center. – 1986
The workbook tapescripts reflect the contents of the tapes which accompany the Workbook of the Pashto Basic Course, Units 1-7. The tapescripts are intended to provide the teacher with a quick reference to the content of the laboratory exercises. They are not intended for use by the student. Lesson topics include information on the Pashtuns,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Audiotape Recordings, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Yli-Renko, Kaarina – 1988
A study investigated the foreign language needs of employees in Finland's Ministry of the Interior as a basis for developing a language training policy. Both individual employees and department heads were surveyed about perceived language training needs. Results suggest that foreign language proficiency is very important to the ministry's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Educational Needs
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. – 1989
The Supplemental Language Study Group (SLSG) program at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado) is described. The program was developed following a student's expression of interest in learning "exotic" languages unavailable in the standard foreign language curriculum at the university. This student-run club offers several…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Cultural Awareness
Boruszczak, Bohdan – 1987
The teaching unit provides materials for the fifth year of the six-year secondary school curriculum in Ukrainian as a second language. It focuses on basic vocabulary and communications skills related to the theme of "the restaurant" including: the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; specific elements of grammar (verb…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Cultural Education, Daily Living Skills
Cairns, Charles E. – 1987
A community outreach program of the Queens College (New York) Linguistics Department is described as an example of the potential for institutional involvement with the community through linguistics. The report outlines the program's origins and early activities, and then describes a period of active program development, from 1983-1986, resulting…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Curriculum, Community Programs, English (Second Language)
PDF pending restorationBird, Charles; And Others – 1977
This set of instructional materials on introductory Bambara, a language spoken in Mali, is designed for Peace Corps volunteers using the language in that country. The materials consist of twenty units on topics of personal communication and grammar. Most units contain a proverb, pattern drills, major dialogues containing the unit's new material,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Class Activities, Cultural Context, Daily Living Skills
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for the Berber languages, minority languages spoken in northern Africa, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of the Berber language,…
Descriptors: Berber Languages, Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries
PDF pending restorationNaja, A. Nashat – 1978
This third and final volume builds on the previous two volumes prepared for use in the Foreign Service Institute programs of Arabic instruction for members of the United States Foreign Service and is intended to be used with the help of a native-speaking Arabic instructor and with tape recordings. This volume is intended to provide recognitional…
Descriptors: Arabic, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
