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Download full textBerney, Tomi D.; Hriskos, Constantine – 1990
Project America provided supplemental instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL); Native Language Arts (NLA); and bilingual instruction in the subjects of mathematics, science, and social studies. The project also provided support services to encourage pride in, and respect for, both ethnic heritage and the American culture. The project…
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese
Stansfield, Charles W.; Thompson, Lynn – 1990
This bibliography is an addendum to a 1987 update of an earlier bibliography on proficiency-related issues in language teaching and testing. The bibliography includes publications that appeared in 1987 and 1988, and a few that appeared in 1986. The 84 citations include basic bibliographic information, and are organized in the following categories:…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Sirdenis, Wisam Kazaleh, Ed.; Giannetti, George, Ed. – 1985
An Oak Park, Michigan student workbook prepared as part of the Oak Park Title VII Project for limited English proficient students or students whose first or second language is other than English. contains fifteen multicultural lessons presented in four units. The first unit focuses on the nature of human global interdependence and takes a…
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingual Education, Career Awareness, Computer Literacy
Stairs, Arlene – 1987
A study of language learning in Arctic Quebec examines relationships between early Inuktitut competence and later learning of English as a second language, general and local characteristics of native language competence, and early Inuktitut instruction and later competence. It also looks at the reliability of native educators' assessment of…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Competence, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Goetzfridt, Nicholas – 1985
This annotated bibliography lists materials dealing specifically with the problems inherent in teaching English as a second language to South Pacific students. Some generic materials are included because of their relevance to that student group. The materials include books, research studies, journal and newsletter articles, conference and workshop…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Correlation
van Essen, A. J.; And Others – 1986
A Dutch study of the relationship between different student cognitive styles and foreign language achievement focused on the development and analysis of a grammar test for English as a second language. The test consists of ten subtests requiring the student to manipulate aspects of English syntactic, morphosyntactic, and morphological structure.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Curriculum Development
Harley, Birgit; And Others – 1987
The Development of Bilingual Proficiency is a large-scale, five-year research project begun in 1981. The final report contains three volumes, each concentrating on specific issues investigated in the research: (1) the nature of language proficiency, including second language lexical proficiency and the development and growth of metaphor…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1987
A handbook for teachers, administrators, and bilingual education specialists who deal with limited-English-proficient, Japanese-speaking students is designed to assist this language minority to get the best educational opportunities. Chapters discuss the background of Japanese-speaking people in California, historical and sociocultural factors…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Traits
Brod, Richard I. – 1985
Data from a national survey of colleges and universities with foreign language programs revealed an increase of 4.5% in total foreign language registrations between 1980 and 1983, the first general increase noted since 1968. Registrations increased by over 10% in Chinese, Italian, Japanese, and Russian. French, Spanish, German, and the aggregate…
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, College Second Language Programs, Enrollment Rate
Corum, Claudia W. – 1978
This is an introductory text for the Swazi language, siSwati. Spoken by nearly a half million people in Swaziland, siSwati is one of the Nguni languages of the southeastern branch of the Bantu languages. Each of the 25 lessons in this text covers one or more basic grammatical structures. The first five lessons present the sound system in detail,…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bantu Languages, Dialogs (Language), Form Classes (Languages)
HOCKETT, CHARLES F. – 1958
INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE LINGUISTICS TEXT, THIS BOOK PRESENTS IN AN ORDERLY, AUTONOMOUS WAY THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED FACTS AND PRINCIPLES OF LINGUISTICS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT LANGUAGE. DIVIDED INTO TWELVE SECTIONS, THE BOOK DESCRIBES IN DETAIL IN A PART DEVOTED TO PHONOLOGY, (1) PHONEMES, (2)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1968
THIS PRELIMINARY LIST OF STUDY AIDS FOR NEGLECTED LANGUAGES (THOSE NOT COMMONLY TAUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES) GIVES GREATEST EMPHASIS TO MATERIALS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADULT LEARNER WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH. ITS ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY LANGUAGE, ACHINESE TO ZULU, AND INCLUDE TEXTS, GRAMMARS, READERS, DICTIONARIES, STUDIES…
Descriptors: African Languages, Afro Asiatic Languages, American Indian Languages, Annotated Bibliographies
Schneeberg, Nan; Kpotufe, Prosper – 1966
This volume consists of a guide to Ewe pronunciation and an Ewe textbook designed for students who are native speakers of English. Consonants, vowels and tones are introduced in the first section, and exercises that drill the contrasts between the segments are provided. The volume is divided into five units, each unit including a dialogue,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Audiolingual Skills, Distinctive Features (Language)
Johnson, Dora E.; And Others – 1976
This is an annotated bibliography of basic tools of access for the study of the uncommonly taught languages of South Asia. It is one of eight fascicles which constitute a revision of "A Provisional Survey of Materials for the Study of the Neglected Languages" (CAL 1969). The emphasis is on materials for the adult learner whose native…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Afro Asiatic Languages, Annotated Bibliographies, Bengali
Tshiangale, Mupemba Wa – 1996
This teacher's manual for Sakalava, a dialect of Malagasy, is designed for the specific language instruction needs of Peace Corps personnel in Madagascar. It is written primarily in French and Sakalava, with some titles in English. It consists of 29 topical lessons, each geared to a specific domain and competency and containing information on…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Daily Living Skills, Dialects
