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(1979). Bilingualism and the Metaset, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Presented are findings from numerous studies in terms of a theory which integrates the theoretical position of Piagetian developmental psychology with the concept of the learning set proposed by Harlow. This integrated theory, called the metaset, is offered as a new approach to explaining the efforts of childhood bilingualism. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
(1986). Modeling Bilingualism on Television: Shaping the Linguistic Environment, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. The exploratory study determined whether Spanish language-use patterns employed on a television program accurately reflected language use patterns of the target culture as perceived by members of that group. Findings indicated over 50% approved of the show's language use because they attributed to it the intent of legitimizing bilingualism. Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Educational Television
(1990). The Relative Influence on Diagnostic Decisions of Four Areas of Examiner Knowledge, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Three vignettes about Hispanic boys referred for speech and language assessment were presented to 284 speech-language specialists. Decisions about the existence of a communication disorder, probable cause, and appropriate treatment were related to clinician specialty; experience; and knowledge of Spanish language, Hispanic culture, and second-language learning patterns; however, the influence of particular variables differed across vignettes. Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
(1989). Spanish Language Futures in the United States: A Methodological Critique, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Criticizes Calvin Veltman's methodology in "The Future of the Spanish Language in the United States," in which he concludes that a majority of U.S.-born Spanish-dominant speakers are abandoning Spanish and becoming English speakers. Suggests that English language usage does not necessarily indicate English proficiency. Discusses educational implications. Descriptors: Bilingualism, Census Figures, Demography, Hispanic Americans
(1981). Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement: A Study of Language Proficiency Tests and Their Relationship to School Ratings as Predictors of Academic Achievement, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Comparability may be obtained for the Language Assessment Scale and the Bilingual Syntax Measure through a change in classification strategies which will also improve the equivalence of the tests and their correlation with achievement. Use of the tests along with teacher ratings should then provide meaningful criteria for classification. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Proficiency
(1988). Assuring Access to Instructional Technologies for Language Minority Students: A Case Study of a Teacher Training Program, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Describes a program that trained 65 experienced bilingual educators to write and adapt educational computer software in their primary languages, to revise curricula accordingly, and to write grants to bring hardware and software into their classrooms. Discusses participant selection, program curriculum, community involvement, and interdepartmental collaboration. Contains 18 references. Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
(1986). A Study of the Algebra Acquisition of Hispanic and Anglo Ninth Graders: Research Findings Relevant to Teacher Training and Classroom Practice, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Summarizes a one-year study of five Anglo and nine Hispanic Massachusetts' ninth-grade beginning algebra students intended to analyze students' manipulative skills, problem-solving habits, and attitudes toward algebra. Proposes recommendations to improve algebraic problem-solving skills of students in general, and of Hispanics in particular. Descriptors: Algebra, Comparative Analysis, Grade 9, Hispanic Americans
(1990). Acculturation, Biculturalism and Marginality: A Study of Korean American High School Students, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. A questionnaire assessing self-concept, ideal self, and attitudes toward white and Korean-American students was administered to 80 immigrant Korean-American high school students in Colorado. Responses indicate subjects were bilingual and bicultural, had positive self-concept, had made positive adjustments to their new situations, and did not demonstrate negative feelings of marginality. Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Biculturalism, Ethnicity
(1979). French Immersion Programs and Students' Social Attitudes: A Multidimensional Investigation, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. A study of attitudes of English-speaking Canadian elementary school students, half of whom had participated in a French immersion program, indicated that extensive experience with another group's language led to reduction in the extensity of the language ethnicity dimension and in differences perceived between self, one's own ethnolinguistic group, and the relevant other ethnolinguistic group. [More] Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, French, Immersion Programs
(1978). Bilingualism in Hong Kong: The Orient Anglicized, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. In order to understand the process by which the Hong Kong Chinese become bilingual, the educational system in Hong Kong is examined. [More] Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Environment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
(1990). Controlling Involvement: A Naturalistic Study of Peer Interaction in a Bilingual, Bicultural Preschool, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Observations of 4-year-old Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans and English-speaking African Americans in Head Start revealed that, during free play, children were determined to exercise control over their involvement with others. Most significantly, Hispanic children were reluctant to enter into verbal play with English speakers and thus received little English input from their peers. Descriptors: Blacks, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Competence, Mexican Americans
(1989). Building Instructional Strategies from Student Traits, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Presents a model for formulating effective instructional strategies based on observed traits of language minority students. Defines instructional strategy in terms of content, physical and psychological setting, and delivery mode. Provides specific examples of model implementation. Contains 13 references. Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics, Individualized Instruction
(1990). EFL Speaking Inability: Its Causes and Remedies, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Interviews with 6 English teachers and 71 Arab students studying English at a Saudi college of education revealed that student deficiencies in speaking English were related to negative attitudes toward speaking held by students, teachers, and peers; limited opportunities for speaking English; and inappropriate curriculum and teaching methods. Includes interview questions. Descriptors: Arabs, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language)
(1980). Images of the Puerto Rican in Young Adult Books: Fact or Fancy, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. A summary of factual data concerning the portrayal of Puerto Ricans in ethnic literature written between 1950-1970 reveals that the literature fails to meet the needs of adolescent readers because the books provide an inappropriate perspective, misrepresent reality, omit significant causes, and present rigid characters. [More] Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Cultural Background, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes
(1988). "Review of English Language Proficiency Tests," J. Alderson, K. Krahnke & C. Stanfield, Eds. Book Review, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Reviews a volume of descriptive and evaluative information on 47 commercially available English language proficiency tests used in North America, Great Britain, and Australia. The book includes discussions of uses and misuses of tests, and overviews of English as second language testing in North America and Great Britain. Descriptors: Book Reviews, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency