ERIC Number: ED027796
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1968-Dec
Pages: 4
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Placement , Methodology, and Techniques for the Student from Spanish-Speaking Background.
Minkin, Rita
Foreign Languages News Bulletin, v9 n2 p1-4 December 1968
Special features of teaching Spanish to the Spanish speaking are identified and compared with objectives of teaching Spanish as a second language. Described are the (1) feasibility of achieving effective ability placement through a listening-comprehension test designed for use in Albuquerque Public Schools, (2) linguistic and motivational problems peculiar to non-native speakers of English, (3) difficulties encountered by Spanish teachers in bilingual programs, and (4) value of general student orientation. (AF)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Audiolingual Methods, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Goal Orientation, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels, Language Teachers, Language Tests, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Student Motivation, Student Placement
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Sponsor: New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe.
Authoring Institution: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portugese.
Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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