This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Washington Congress of the U.S., Jorge Lara-Braud, Beverly McConnell, Sau-Lim Tsang, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, William Francis Mackey, Jean Clevy, Frieda L. Levinsky, Hugo Rodriguez, and Washington National Inst. of Education (DHEW).
(1993). Bilingual Education Alternatives, Illinois Schools Journal. Explores the alternatives best suited to teach limited English proficient students in the United States, and considers whether those alternatives are aimed at developing and conserving language resources. Also offers a brief history of bilingual education in the United States from 1550 on. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Educational History
(1978). Des langues et des cultures d'origine des enfants de travailleurs migrants (Concerning the Languages and Cultures of Origin of Migrant Workers' Children), Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee. Discusses bilingual bicultural education in the French elementary schools, specifically some results of a pilot project in the Paris area. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Education
(1975). Final Report of the Bilingual Symposium: Building a Research Agenda. Volume 1. This is the first of a series of three volumes containing papers from a bilingual symposium held in 1975. Presentations and discussion at the symposium dealt primarily with suggestions for research which linguists should undertake to assist bilingual programs. This volume contains the following papers: "Developmental Psycholinguistics," by Deborah Keller-Cohen; "Wilder Penfield's Views on Bilingual Education," by William Orr Dingwall; and "Special Problems in Language Development: The Language Impaired Child and Bilingual Education," by Bruce Fraser. Keller-Cohen's paper is followed by a discussion by Bernard Spolsky. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language
(1975). Final Report of the Bilingual Symposium: Building a Research Agenda. Volume 3. This is the third of a series of three volumes containing papers from a bilingual symposium held in 1975. Presentations and discussion at the symposium dealt primarily with suggestions for research which linguists should undertake to assist bilingual programs. This volume contains the following papers: "Sociolinguistics: Contributions to Bilingual Education," by Ralph W. Fasold; a response to Fasold's paper by William G. Milan; "Ethnography of Speaking," by Joel Sherzer; "The Ethnography of Speaking and Bilingual Education," by Lucia Elias-Olivares; and "The Comparative Study of Bilingualism in Education," by E. Glyn Lewis. A summary of the symposium, prepared by the staff of the Center for Applied Linguistics, concludes the volume. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences
(1971). A World without Walls. Dimension: Languages 71. Proceedings of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (7th, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1971). Presentations on aspects of foreign language instruction include: "A World Without Walls" (Lorraine A. Strasheim); "Practical Aspects of Individualizing Foreign Language Instruction" (Howard B. Altman); "Teaching Foreign Language Through Literature" (Jeanne Varney Pleasants); "Individualization of Foreign Language Instruction" (Howard B. Altman); "Foreign Languages in the Elementary School and Bi-lingual Education" (Theodore Andersson); "The Georgia FLES-TV Program" (Yvonne de Wright); "Metaphor, Black Discourse Style, and Cultural Reality" (Grace Sims Holt); "The Third Dimension of Bi-lingual Education" (Robert Rebert); "Who's to Say: Controversies over What Linguists Can and Can Not Say About Nonstandard Dialects" (Walt Wolfram); and "Summary of the Conference: Practical Applications" (Lorraine A. Strasheim). Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Dialects, Classroom Techniques, Conference Proceedings
(1976). Resolving Human Relations Problems, Intercultural Development Research Association Newsletter. Relationship problems can destroy an otherwise successful bilingual education program. Administrative problems of this type are difficult to identify and to work with. If the source is identified, the problem may be effectively dealt with. This paper presents a list of administrative problem sources that may cause human relation difficulties in bilingual education programs. The list may be used by administrators as an inventory in their program's process evaluation, or as a checklist to identify possible problem areas for further attention. Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools
(1981). Overview of the Educational Progress of Chinese Americans. This review of the educational progress of Chinese Americans examines the demographic, cultural, and learning characteristics of this group with respect to the historical and current status of bilingual/bicultural program development. The Lau v. Nichols case is cited as a major influence and precedent for the development of federally mandated services related to bilingual education. This paper further suggests that the maintenance of the home language and culture is the most controversial aspect of bilingual education, and presents examples for and against multiple language learning. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans, Cultural Exchange, Culture Conflict
(1980). Does Bilingual Education Work?, Bilingual Resources. Describes two contrasting types of efforts (for individual programs and for classes of programs) used by the U.S. Office of Education to evaluate the effectiveness of bilingual education, and the sharply contrasting results. (Journal availability: National Dissemination and Assessment Center, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032.) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
(1979). Bilingual Education and Desegregation. Argues that integration and bilingual education are compatible and that, for a bilingual program to be constitutional, it should be both optional and open to all students. Available from University of Pennsylvania Law School, 3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; sc $3.00. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
(1968). Mexican-American Education: An Overview. Mexican American education in the Southwest has shown a rising determination on the part of educators to implement programs designed to effectively meet the educational needs of bilingual-bicultural students. The most important potential is the Bilingual Education Act, Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This Act provides the child the opportunity to learn in his mother tongue and learn English as a second language. By changing priorities in present programs, Title I and Title III ESEA funds can be used to support bilingual education programs. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Education, English (Second Language)
(1970). Theory and Practice of Bilingualism. This paper presents a discussion of the theory of bilingual education, including ideas developed by several linguistic researchers. Various aspects of bilingual education are discussed including objectives, definition, raison d'etre, dominance and balance, learning, types, and barriers. Second language learning is considered along with reasons for studying a second language, relevant misconceptions, and obstacles to learning. The role of the effective teacher, bilingual word meaning, and test validity are covered in the paper. The author reports on educational experiments in bilingualism and provides a suggested lesson plan and bibliography. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences
(1973). Education Legislation, 1973. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate. Ninety-third Congress, First Session, on S.1539. To Amend and Extend Certain Acts Relating to Elementary and Secondary Education Programs, and for Other Purposes and Related Bills. Part 7. This volume contains the complete text of two Senate bills designed to improve bilingual educational opportunities for children of limited English-speaking ability. One of the bills would amend Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Also included in the volume are numerous statements concerning bilingual education made by Federal and State officials, by concerned citizens, and by groups directly associated with bilingual education. (Pages 2,791-2,829, 3,125-3,137, and 3,199 may reproduce poorly.) [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Schools, Federal Aid
(1970). Bilingualism for Texas: Education for Fraternity. This paper documents the racial and cultural diversity of the Southwestern United States, with emphasis on the persistence of Spanish language and culture. A historical review reveals the human realities underlying the confluence of Spanish and English in this region of the country. Four prevalent misconceptions of the effects of bilingualism are explored and corrected, and bilingual education is defined. In pointing out the need for increased bilingual education, the government role as a measure of commitment to this goal is examined. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
(1973). The Bicultural Education Movement. The increase in world interest in bilingual/bicultural education is a result of decline of colonialism and political imperialism; the rise of new national states, minorities, and internationalism; and the democratization of education. Formerly, bilingual education was the privilege of the elite; now it is the expression of a demand for recognition by the speakers of dialects. In considering bilingual education around the world today, it is evident that there is a complex interaction between the school, the local authorities, the attitudes of the community, and the comparability of resources. The bilingual education situation in the world generally breaks down into those countries balancing between the need for development of a local language and the economic need for a world language, such as the Phillipines, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon, Pakistan, and many of the African nations; those countries coping with the complex educational situation of many dialects and languages, such as China, Russia, India, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia; and those countries in which minority groups are attempting to establish school programs in their own languages, such as the British Isles and the United States. In other cases, bilingual education is the means of preserving the identities of constituent groups of approximately equal size and political power, such as in Switzerland and Belgium. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism
(1977). Language Maintenance. This annotated bibliography which includes all entries into the ERIC system dealing with language maintenance was compiled to show the type of information available to users of the system. The citations deal principally with bilingualism and bilingual education in the United States, Canada, Israel, Ireland, the Pacific islands and Southeast Asia. The importance of maintaining language resources in the United States is stressed and it is stated that maintenance should be the goal of all bilingual education programs in the United States. Entries include journal articles and research related reports, each citation consisting of the author, title, appropriate descriptors, and an annotation or abstract. Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Annotated Bibliographies, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education