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Download full textCenter for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1989
The complete Instructional Reports Series of the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) is presented. Included are (1) "Using Video in the Foreign Language Classroom" (Ingrid Berdahl); (2) "Strategies for Integrating Language and Content Instruction: Art, Music, and Physical Education" (Carolyn Andrade, Carol Ann…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Instruction, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Palmer, Ian C. – 1989
A study was undertaken to identify useful methods for measuring progress in English language proficiency among students at the Yemen-America Language Institute (YALI) in Sana'a, Yemen. The study examined factors critical to such progress as well as the profiles of student attitudes and demographic characteristics. A questionnaire was administered…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attendance Patterns, Cognitive Style, Dependents
Day, Elaine M.; Shapson, Stan M. – 1990
An experiment evaluated the impact of an integrated formal, analytic, and functional communicative approach to second language teaching in French immersion on French language proficiency. The impetus for the study arises from research indicating that immersion children show persistent weaknesses in their grammatical skills despite the fluent,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
Berney, Tomi D.; Lista, Carlos A. – 1990
In its first year, Project Porvenir provided instructional and support services to Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency in bilingual and special education in four Bronx (New York) elementary schools. Project goals were to increase students' English language proficiency and develop native language skills, provide career…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education, Career Education, Curriculum Development
Campos, James – 1985
The Carpinteria school district in California has developed a model preschool program to bring Spanish-dominant preschool children up to a level of readiness for school that compares favorably with that of English-speaking children in the same community. That goal is achieved by developing skills in four major areas: Spanish language, cognition,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
Wing, Barbara H.; Mayewski, Sandi F. – 1984
A handbook designed to acquaint college and university language departments with recent developments in oral proficiency testing gives an overview of the rationale, development, procedures, and implications of oral proficiency evaluation. The discussion is placed in the context of college and university language teaching. An overview section…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Williams, Gregory – Passage, 1986
The D-E Work Orientation Program at the Phanat Nikhom Refugee Camp is designed to prepare upper-level (D and E) students to enter and succeed in the American workplace. This preparation is especially important for these refugees since they are more likely than the lower-level students to get jobs during their first few months in the United States.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Students, Advanced Students
Wing, Barbara H. – 1984
The typical route to certification for beginning foreign language teachers requires the candidate to complete an approved program of teacher education in a four-year institution, have a certain minimum grade point average, and have completed a specified number of foreign language credit hours. Notable trends in foreign language teacher…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Program Development. – 1987
New York State's syllabus for second language education is designed to help local school district personnel fulfill state mandates and develop curricula consistent with state standards. It identifies the components of intended learning outcomes and implications for instruction, but does not specify instructional methods to be used. The guide…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Kohonen, V.; And Others – 1988
A collection of papers on evaluation and testing in language learning and teaching for communicative competence includes: "Evaluation in Relation to Communicative Language Teaching" (Viljo Kohonen); "On Determining the Function and Quality of Language Tests" (Jan van Weeren); "On the Trail of Everyday Experience...The Individual Learner's…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Norwalk Board of Education, CT. – 1987
This report is designed to provide the Norwalk (Connecticut) Board of Education and the entire school community with the status of the school system testing program for the spring of 1987. From May 6 through May 15, the system administered the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBSs) and the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) to 5,113 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. Div. of Language and Literacy. – 1983
A study of the kinds of educational services provided to limited English speaking students, how schools provide these services, factors shaping and guiding the programs, and instructional practices fostering the development of school-related language of bilingual students is summarized. The report is divided into two parts: (1) a descriptive study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education
Fillmore, Lily Wong – 1986
The relationship between language and education is considered, focusing on the central role of language in learning, and two kinds of research concerned with language and educational issues are discussed. Linguistic research focuses on the language aspects and treats the educational aspect as the contextual surrounding of the problem. Educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Dialect Studies
Franks, M. E. – 1988
Procedures and results of an evaluation of the Choctaw Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) Program, conducted in east central Mississippi, are discussed. The program, which is in its fifth year, is implemented using Title VII funds in three of the six Bureau of Indian Affairs elementary schools on the Mississippi Choctaw Reservation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education Programs
Rodriguez-Brown, Flora V.; Elias-Olivares, Lucia – 1987
A study investigated the use of questions and directives by bilingual children of variable relative proficiency in Spanish and English. Patterns in the use of each question and directive type were examined in relation to language proficiency and context of use. Qualitative characteristics of the questions and directives were analyzed. The subjects…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
