Teaching Standard English as a Second Dialect to Primary School Children in Hilo, Hawaii. Volume I of II Volumes. Final Report.

Peterson, Robert O. H.

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Publication Date: 1969-Oct

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Teaching Standard English as a Second Dialect to Primary School Children in Hilo, Hawaii. Volume I of II Volumes. Final Report.

Peterson, Robert O. H.

This document describes a four-year program designed to develop and test a method for teaching standard English to nonstandard dialect speakers in the first four grades of elementary school in Hilo, Hawaii. Chapters in this first volume are (1) Introduction, (2) Project Site and Evaluation Strategy, (3) Instrumentation, (4) Development of Lesson Materials, (5) Presentation of Lessons, and (6) Conclusions and Recommendations. Appended is a contrastive analysis of Standard American English and the Hawaii Islands Dialect of English. AL 002 333 contains the Teacher's Guide and Lessons. (DO)

Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Material Development, Nonstandard Dialects, Pattern Drills (Language), Pidgins, Primary Education, Standard Spoken Usage, TENL

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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Research.

Authoring Institution: Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Hilo.

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