This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Nga Duong, EPIE Report Number 73, Herman Curiel, Jose R. Llanes, Ricardo Otheguy, Paula Gilbert Lewis, Dexter Waugh, Ruth Otto, Mary L. Spencer, and Ann C. Willig.
(1976). Selector's Guide for Bilingual Education Materials. Volume 1, Spanish Language Arts. Provides information on Spanish-language programs, including the programs' intents, contents, methodology, and means of evaluation. An overall assessment and recommendations are provided for each program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Instructional Programs
(1974). Breakthrough for Bilingual Education: Lau v. Nichols and the San Francisco School System, Civil Rights Digest. An examination of the issues and implications of the Lau case in which the San Francisco school district was instructed to provide meaningful bilingual-bicultural educational programs for non-English speaking students. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Educational Policy
(1979). Bilingual Education Goes to College: A Look at Program Objectives in Two Community Colleges, TESOL Quarterly. This article discusses the bilingual programs at two community colleges with large concentrations of native Spanish speakers, Hostos Community College in New York City and Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, English (Second Language)
(1970). NCTE/ERIC Summaries and Sources: Bilingual Education: A Special Report from CAL/ERIC, Engl J. A report by the Educational Resources Information Center at the Center for Applied Linguistics; ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic are included. Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism
(1987). Examining Bilingual Education Research through Meta-Analysis and Narrative Review: A Response to Baker, Review of Educational Research. nter arguments are presented to defend the author's data selection practices and to point out pitfalls in Baker's critique. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Proficiency
(1986). Impacts of Bilingual Education on Secondary School Grades, Attendance, Retentions and Drop-Out, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Compares 86 Mexican-American secondary school students in Houston, Texas, who had and 90 students who had not received bilingual instruction in elementary grades. Finds small difference in grade point average (GPA) and absenteeism and fewer dropouts/retentions among bilingual program participants. Finds more years of bilingual instruction increased GPA and decreased dropout potential. Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis
(1975). The Illinois Bilingual Education Mandate: Serving the Needs of Limited-English Speaking Students, Illinois Career Education Journal. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Programs
(1970). NCTE/ERIC Report: Bilingual Education: A Special Report from CAL/ERIC, Elem Engl. A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the Center for Applied Linguistics; ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic are included. Descriptors: American Indians, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
(1986). Sex Equity in Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, and Foreign Language Instruction, Theory into Practice. This article examines sex equity in three instructional paradigms chosen due to the common characteristic of language. All three possess and transmit cultural content. Input, process, and outcome issues of sex equity are discussed. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
(1976). A Classroom-Based Approach to Research in Bilingual Education Processes, Atisbos Journal of Chicano Research. The paper describes a method for the identification, investigation, evaluation, and replication of successful bilingual instruction. The location of exemplary programs and the classrooms within the program is stressed. Investigation of successful bilingual programs is based on an "interactive model" for applied research which uses sociometric, psycholinguistic, anthropological, and related measures. A "stake judgmental model" is used to determine the extent to which new programs follow successful programs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Research, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs
(1980). K-6, Vietnamese Multicultural Learning Units for Use in the Classroom. Bilingual Education Resource Series. This packet contains eight multicultural learning units for use in the K-6 classrooms with Vietnamese students. They are written in lesson plan format, comprising appropriate background information, learning objectivees, materials needed, activities, evaluation, and, in some cases, activity sheet masters for duplication and distribution to the students. The subject areas of the learning units include: (1) Vietnam; (2) the Vietnamese language; (3) Vietnamese holidays; (4) Vietnamese dance; (5) a Vietnamese festival; (6) Vietnamese heroines; (7) Vietnamese folktales; and (8) Vietnamese geography. [More] Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
(1970). The Necessity for Bilingual Education. Libraries and the Spanish-Speaking, Wilson Libr Bull. An overview of the education of the Spanish-speaking in the United States, covering the historical and current situation. A bibliography of 14 items is included. Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences
(1971). The Implications of Bilingual Education for Developing Multicultural Sensitivity Through Teacher Education. Teachers must be continuously alert to the differences in languages, values, and customs and seek to understand their students as real people. Otherwise the student who must learn English as a second language develops insecurity instead of security. When the acceptable norm in a class has been based on the work of the typical middle-class Anglo, the culturally different student has had failure predetermined for him. Language maturity needs to be assessed in these children in terms of auditory discrimination of all the necessary phonemes, and the habitual use of the correct syntax of grammar. Interaction with the teacher on an individual basis is also crucial for the child. If the child understands sound patterns in English, the beginning instruction should be in English; if he understands Spanish, the instruction should be in Spanish. The second language should be introduced systematically but gradually, to develop genuine bilingualism in the student. The bilingual-bicultural program encompasses all the domains of the learning process. The student should acquire the concepts and skills of two languages, and should attain a positive self-image through the understanding of the value of his own culture. A multicultural program increases the appreciation of the contributions of other cultures, and fosters the democratic ideals. [More] Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Bilingual Education, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
(1992). The Bilingual Education Experience, French-English, Spanish-English: From a Perspective of Gifted Students, Roeper Review. This article compares how French-English and Spanish-English gifted students are selected and educated in Ontario, Canada, and southern Texas. Noted are different primary goals such as developing French proficiency at the expense of other skills (the Canadian program) and developing English proficiency at the expense of native Spanish (the Texas program). Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Gifted
(1979). Serna v. Portales: The Plight of Bilingual Education Four Years Later, Journal of Ethnic Studies. A class action suit brought against a New Mexico school district claiming discrimination against Mexican Americans is reviewed. Accounts of interviews and opinions presented by the district superintendent and other educators and researchers regarding the lack of progress toward improving opportunities for Chicanos through court ordered programs are presented. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education