ERIC Number: ED072704
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 43
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Content Analysis Schedule for Bilingual Education Programs: Cherokee Bilingual Education Program.
Hess, Richard T.
This content analysis schedule for the Cherokee Bilingual Education Program in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the linguistic background of project teachers. An assessment is made of the duration and extent of the bilingual component, and the methods of second language teaching in general. Included is an analysis of materials, student grouping, tutoring, curriculum patterns, and cognitive development. The report also discusses self-esteem, learning strategies, the bicultural and community components, and means of evaluation. Attached are the following items: a description of the four-year course of study for the Cherokee Bilingual Teacher Training Program, a list of materials, and a summary of the evaluation. (SK)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Content Analysis, Curriculum Design, Educational Finance, Elementary Education, English, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Instructional Materials, Learning Theories, Preschool Children, Program Costs, Program Evaluation, Self Esteem, Sociolinguistics, Teacher Education, Tutoring
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Sponsor: Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Div. of Bilingual Education.
Authoring Institution: City Univ. of New York, NY. Hunter Coll. Bilingual Education Applied Research Unit.
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
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