Calexico Unified School District, CA. Bilingual Education Program. (1978). Military Curriculum Materials for Vocational and Technical Education. Petroleum Supply Specialist, 76W10, 19-4. Designed to provide knowledge in receiving, storing, issuing, dispensing, and shipping of petroleum products, this course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The course consists of three annexes covering 219 hours of instruction. Annex A, General Petroleum Subjects, provides a knowledge of general subjects required of the petroleum supply specialist. Annex C, Class III Supply Point Operations, provides a knowledge of methods of petroleum supply, and operation and operator maintenance of petroleum distribution and dispensing equipment used in class III supply points. Annex D, Terminal Operations, provides a knowledge in terminal operating principles, procedures, practices, and in operation and operator maintenance of terminal equipment. Printed instructor materials include a plan of instruction detailing the teaching steps by the units of instruction, criterion objectives, the duration of the lessons, references, and instructor's guide for each annex. A course manager's guide contains additional references and objectives. Student materials include three study guides with text information, objectives, review exercises, and references. Two technical manuals are appended.   [More]  Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Equipment

Seelye, H. Ned, Ed.; Tyler, V. Lynn, Ed. (1977). Intercultural Communicator Resources. This list of resources in the field of intercultural communication includes: (1) bibliographies; (2) books; (3) other print and audiovisual materials, including papers and periodical articles; (4) communication media sources; (5) fugitive materials, including unpublished works, materials in personal collections, and limited-access resources; (6) other resources, such as films, systems, and collections; and (7) an appendix listing topics useful to persons working in intercultural communication. Most entries in the main listing are annotated. Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Exchange

Giguere, Madeleine, Ed. (1981). A Franco-American Overview. Volume 3. New England (Part One). Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the third of six volumes, presents 17 readings representing many perspectives–from the historical to the sociological–illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume focuses on Franco-Americans in New England. The following readings are presented: "The French-Canadians in New England" (William MacDonald); "French Catholics in the United States" (J. K. L. LaFlamme, David E. Lavigne, and J. Arthur Favreau); "French and French-Canadians in the United States" (Mason Wade); "The Acadian Migrations" (Robert LeBlanc); "The Loyalists and the Acadians" (Mason Wade); "The Franco-Americans in Maine: A Geographical Perspective" (James P. Allen); "Quebec to 'Little Canada': The Coming of the French-Canadians to New England in the Nineteenth Century" (Iris Saunders Podea); "The French Colony at Brunswick, Maine: A Historical Sketch" (William N. Locke); "The Franco-Americans of New England" (George F. Theriault); "The Laborers of Manchester, New Hampshire 1912-1922: The Role of Family and Ethnicity in Adjustment to Industrial Life" (Tamara K. Hareven); "The Franco-American Working-Class Family" (Laurence French); "Traditional French-Canadian Family Life Patterns and Their Implications for Social Services in Vermont" (Peter Woolfson); "The Presidential Politics of Franco-Americans" (David B. Walker); "A Profile of Franco-American Political Attitudes in New England" (Norman Sepenuk); "The French Parish and 'Survivance' in 19th Century New England" (Mason Wade); "The Shadows of the Trees: Religion and Language" (Jacques Ducharme); and "French National Societies in New England" (Edward Billings Ham).   [More]  Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Catholics, Colonial History (United States)

Allain, Mathe, Comp.; Brasseaux, Carl A., Comp. (1981). A Franco-American Overview. Volume 6. Louisiana. Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the sixth of six volumes, presents 26 chapters representing many perspectives–from the historical to the sociological–illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume focuses on Franco-Americans in Louisiana. The following readings are presented: "From Subjects to Citizens" (George W. Cable); "Ball Room Brawls" (William C. C. Claiborne); "Peace and Harmony?" (William C. C. Claiborne); "New Orleans in 1838" (Harriet Martineau); "French Immigration and the Battle of New Orleans" (George W. Cable); "Political Reinforcements of Ethnic Dominance in Louisiana, 1812-1845" (Joseph C.  Tregle, Jr.); "The Rural French: Acadians, Creole, and Blacks" (W. H. Sparks); "Who are the Creoles?" (George W. Cable); "Alexis de Tocqueville in New Orleans January 1-3, 1832" (G. W. Pierson); "A Louisiana Sugar Plantation" (Charles Gayarre); "Madame Lalaurie: A Contemporary French Account" (L. Souvestre); "The State of Slavery" (Major Amos Stoddard); "The Free Men of Color of Louisiana" (P. F. de Gournay); "The Free People of Color in Louisiana and St. Domingue: A Comparative Portrait of Two Three-Caste Slave Societies" (Laura Foner); "The Free Negro in the New Orleans Economy, 1850-1860" (Robert C. Reinders); "The Free Negro in Ante-Bellum Louisiana" (Annie Lee West Stahl); "Free Blacks, New Orleans, and R. L. Desdunes" (Charles E. O'Neil); "Some Effects of Acadian Settlement on the Pattern of Land Occupance in Lafayette Parish" (Lyle Givens Williams); "The Forbidding Atchafalaya Basin" (Louise Callan); "The Battle of Bayou Queue-Tortue" (Alexandre Barde); "Rebels without a Cause" and "Secession from the Confederacy?" (two contemporary news items); "Ozeme Carriere and the St. Landry Jayhawkers, 1863-1865" (Carl A. Brasseaux); "Prince Camille de Polignac and the American Civil War, 1863-1865" (Roy O. Hatton); "The Battle of Bull Run" (P. G. T. Beauregard); and "The Battle of Pleasant Hill" (Sarah A. Dorsey).   [More]  Descriptors: Biculturalism, Black History, Blacks, Civil War (United States)

Saunders, William M. (1999). Improving Literacy Achievement for English Learners in Transitional Bilingual Programs, Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice). Reports on the development and evaluation of a transitional bilingual program for grades 2 through 5. Evaluation results based on achievement of 42 students and 42 comparisons show that the program is more effective than the transition program students typically receive. Discusses implications for education of English learners. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Martin, Andre, Comp. (1980). A Franco-American Overview. Volume 2. Midwest and West. Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the second of six volumes, presents 15 readings representing many perspectives–from the historical to the sociological–illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume focuses on Franco-Americans in western and midwestern United States. The following articles are presented: "French Explorers and Settlers in Northern California, 1769-1870" (William George Reese); "The Church in Colonial America 1492-1790" (John Tracy Ellis); "The Huguenots of Colonial South Carolina" (Arthur Henry Hirsch); "Le Canadien-Francais et L'Amerindien" ("The French-Canadian and the American Indian," Charles Noyes); "Belle-Riviere, Griffon et Creve-Coeur: La Tenace Poursuite d'un Reve Imperial" ("Beautiful River, Griffin and Heartbreak: The Tenacious Pursuit of an Imperial Dream," M. Helene Pauly); "De Normandie en Mongolie? Nicolet chez les Etranges Winebagos" ("From Normandy to Mongolia? Nicolet in the Land of the Strange Winebagos," M. Helene Pauly); "The Fur Trade in Wisconsin" (Larry Gara); "The French Residents of Wisconsin" (Louise Phelps Kellogg); "Minnesota–A History of the State" (Theodore C. Blegen); "The Historical Geography of Detroit" (Almon Ernest Parkins); "The Story of Detroit" (George B. Catlin); "Annals of St. Louis in its Early Days under the French and Spanish Dominations" (Frederic L. Billon); "Gulf Coast Country" (Hodding Carter and Anthony Ragusin); "Sketches of Early Texas and Louisiana" (Frederic Gaillardet); and "Four Cents an Acre" (Georges Oudard).   [More]  Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Colonial History (United States), Cross Cultural Studies

Demmert, William G., Jr. (2001). Improving Academic Performance among Native American Students: A Review of the Research Literature. This literature review examines research-based information on educational approaches and programs associated with improving the academic performance of Native American students. A search reviewed ERIC's over 8,000 documents on American Indian education, as well as master's and doctoral dissertations and other sources of research on the education of Native Americans. Selected research reports and articles were organized into the following categories: early childhood environment and experiences; Native language and cultural programs; teachers, instruction, and curriculum; community and parental influences on academic performance; student characteristics; economic and social factors; and factors leading to success in college or college completion. The status of research and major research findings are reviewed for each of these categories; brief summaries of research findings with citations are included following the review of each category. Also included are an annotated bibliography of more than 100 research reports, journal articles, and dissertations, most published after 1985; and a bibliography of 23 additional references to other literature reviews and non-Native studies.   [More]  Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education

Sumpter, Magdalena Benavides, Ed. (1978). Discovering Folklore Through Community Resources. The folkways and cultural heritage of the Mexican Americans of South Texas are explored in this volume which is designed to provide the student with the opportunity for cultural enrichment, oral language development, and vocabulary expansion. The first chapter deals with "Creencias" which are common beliefs handed down from generation to generation. One of the 23 beliefs listed is "To make it rain soon, hang a horned toad". The second chapter lists customs and traditions associated with baptisms, debuts (quinceanera), weddings and funerals. Faith healing practices are discussed in the third chapter. Photographs show the procedures to be followed in curing such afflictions as "ojo" and several forms of fright (susto) or indigestion (empacho). Don Pedro Jaramillo, a famous faith healer who lived in South Texas in the late 19th century, is also discussed. The fourth chapter discusses the uses of several medicinal herbs, e.g., ajo, alcanfor, anis, canela, and romero. Chapter five lists a number of historical sites in South Texas. Proverbs and traditional riddles, written in both English and Spanish, are listed in the sixth and seventh chapters. The final chapter includes a number of the most popular tales in the Mexican American culture. Many of them are ghost stories or tales of the supernatural. Adventures of Juan Oso, who was half bear and half man, are also given. Each chapter concludes with study questions, suggested activities and a vocabulary list. Descriptors: Beliefs, Community Resources, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness

Nine Curt, Carmen Judith (1976). Manual de pronunciacion del espanol (Manual of Spanish Pronunciation). This manual, intended for elementary and advanced learners of Spanish who still have pronunciation problems, contains 18 lessons dealing with the pronunciation of vowels, consonants and diphthongs, stress and intonation. Each of the lessons begins with an explanation, in Spanish, of the sound and the way it is pronounced, and includes a variety of exercises. A chapter on pronunciation for Puerto Rican students concludes the volume. Descriptors: Consonants, Instructional Materials, Intonation, Language Instruction

Schwarzer, David (2001). Noa's Ark: One Child's Voyage into Multiliteracy. This book asserts that under the right conditions multiliteracy can be developed and provides some of the tools and strategies to enable monolingual teachers to do so. The book is based on an in-depth longitudinal study of a first grade boy studying in a traditional English/Spanish bilingual classroom. The child's early literacy development is closely followed. The research goal is to show the complexity of a young student's multiliteracy development in the context of her daily life in which three languages are presented (English, Spanish, and Hebrew) in different formats, for different purposes and audiences. The goal is to show the pivotal role teachers play in multi-literacy development and to provide some of the tools they need to promote it. Theoretical and practical ideas on early literacy development in general and bi-literacy and multi-literacy in particular are discussed, the book hopes to challenge traditional ideas about bilingual and multilingual instruction. (Contains 39 references.) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Code Switching (Language), Diglossia

Giguere, Madeleine, Ed. (1981). A Franco-American Overview. Volume 4. New England (Part Two). Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fourth of six volumes, presents 15 chapters representing many perspectives–from the historical to the sociological–illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume focuses on Franco-Americans in New England. The following readings are presented: "New England French Culture" (Gerard J. Brault); "Public or Parish: A Study of Differences in Acculturation of Franco-American Schoolchildren" (Peter Woolfson); "An Ethnic Survey of Woonsocket, Rhode Island" (Bessie Bloom Wessel); "Franco-American Efforts on Behalf of the French Language in New England" (Herve Lemaire); "Sports and Franco-Americans in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1870-1930" (Richard S. Sorrell); "U. S. Journal–Biddefort, Maine: Ou se trouve la plage?" (Calvin Trillin); "Ethnic Stratification in the Community" (Elin Anderson); "Race, Ethnicity and the Achievement Syndrome" (Bernard C. Rosen); "Living Space and the Advancement of the Generations" (W. Lloyd Warner, J. O. Low, Paul S. Lunt, and Leo Srole); "The Socio-Economic Status of the French-Canadians in the United States" (Leon F. Bouvier); "A Genealogical Approach to the Study of French-Canadian Fertility 1650-1950" (Leon F. Bouvier); "Language Usage in the United States: July, 1975" (U. S. Bureau of the Census); "Social and Economic Profile of French and English Mother-Tongue Persons: Maine, 1970" (Madeleine Giguere); "French-Canadian Settlement in Vermont Prior to the Civil War" (Ralph D. Vicero), and "Sentinelle Affair (1924-1929): Religious and Militant 'Survivance' in Woonsocket, Rhode Island" (Richard S. Sorrell). Appendices providing a map, research notes, and an annotated bibliography conclude the document.   [More]  Descriptors: Acculturation, Achievement, Athletics, Biculturalism

Calderon, Margarita (1999). Teachers Learning Communities for Cooperation in Diverse Settings, Theory into Practice. Highlights excellent practices and precautions regarding teacher learning communities gleaned from research on diverse collegial efforts during difficult reform processes, noting that simply placing teachers in teams does not necessarily generate collegiality. The paper examines the content of professional discourse, sociocultural resources in the faculty, high-diversity learning communities, dual-language programs, and cooperation as the basis for effective teams. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Collegiality, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Faculty)

Andersson, Theodore (1981). A Guide to Family Reading in Two Languages: The Preschool Years. This book concerns a neglected aspect of the education of bilingual children, namely, their potential desire and ability to learn to read before age 5. The basis of the study is considered in the chapter on children as early learners, which provides accounts of children being taught to read from the age of 6 months to 4 years. The next part of the study is presented in the chapter on preschool reading and the bilingual child. Here accounts are given of how three families taught their children to read in two languages before the children entered kindergarten. It is noted that generally the parent-teacher's task consists of reading the child's wishes, inventing games to stimulate this interest, and including the child in their conversations and activities. It is also observed that early reading seems to be related to establishing a sense of personal and social values. The final chapter uses these accounts to develop specific methods and techniques for parents who wish to guide their children to early reading in two languages.   [More]  Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Language Processing, Parent Child Relationship

Allain, Mathe, Comp.; Brasseaux, Carl A., Comp. (1981). A Franco-American Overview. Volume 5. Louisiana. Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fifth of six volumes, presents 18 chapters representing many perspectives–from the historical to the sociological–illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume focuses on Franco-Americans in Louisiana. The following readings are presented: "France and the Mississippi Valley: A Resume" (Louise Phelps Kellogg); "France and Louisiana in the Early Eighteenth Century" (Marcel Giraud); "Bienville's First Administration" (Charles Edward O'Neill); "Private Enterprise vs. Mercantilism: The Cadillac-Duclos Affair" (Carl A. Brasseaux); "The Superior Council in Colonial Louisiana" (James D. Hardy, Jr.); "The Development of Industries in Louisiana During the French Regime, 1673-1763" (Nancy M. Miller Surrey); "An Adventurous Voyage to French Colonial Louisiana: The Narrative of Mother Tranchepain, 1727" (Marion Ware); "The Establishment of a Colonist" (Antoine-Simon Le Page Du Pratz); "From African Captivity to American Slavery: The Introduction of Black Laborers to Colonial Louisiana" (Daniel H. Usner, Jr.); "The French and the Natchez Indians in Louisiana: 1700-1731" (Patricia D. Woods); "La Louisiane avant Vaudreuil" ("Louisiana before Vaudreuil," Guy Fregault) "New Orleans under French Rule" (Sarah Searight); "Les problemes d'installation des Acadiens en Louisiane au XVIIIe siecle" ("Settlement Problems of the Acadians in Louisiana in the 18th Century," Jacqueline Voorhies); "The New Orleans Revolution of 1768: A Reappraisal" (Richard Ira Matthews); "Some Eighteenth-Century French Views on Louisiana" (Pierre H. Boulle); "Louisiana as a Factor in French Diplomacy from 1762 to 1800" (Mildred Stahl Fletcher); "The World Aspects of the Louisiana Purchase (William M. Sloane); and "The Transfer" (Pierre-Clement de Laussat).   [More]  Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Colonial History (United States), Cross Cultural Studies

Albert, Renaud S., Comp. (1979). A Franco-American Overview. Volume 1. Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the first of six volumes, presents 14 readings representing many perspectives–from the historical to the sociological–illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume includes the following articles: "What is an American?" (Madeleine Giguere); "One Piece in the Great American Mosaic" (Robert Perreault); "Louisiana's French Heritage" (Truman Stacey); "Haiti" (Thomas E. Weil); "The Huguenots" (Marie-Reine Mikesell); "The Acadians of Maine" (Julie Albert); "The French in Vermont" (Peter Woolfson); "The Rapid Assimilation of Canadian French in Northern Vermont" (Peter Woolfson);"The Franco-American Heritage in Manchester, New Hampshire" (Thaddeus M. Piotrowski); "A History of Franco-American Journalism" (Paul Pare); "Bilingual Living" (Normand C. Dube); "Cajun French and French Creole: Their Speakers and the Questions of Identities" (Dorice Tentchoff); "La Cuisine Chez-Nous" ("Our Cuisine", Sr. Marguerite Cyr); and "Louisiana's Creole-Acadian Cuisine" (Ernest Gueymard).   [More]  Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education