This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Ray A. Chesterfield, Laura Ferguson, Cathie Slater Spence, Nancy H. Hornberger, pennsylvania Education, Arthur Dorros, Charles L. Glenn, Joe Rosenberg, Marvin W. Boss, and Bent Sondergaard.
(1985). "Hoja's with the H": Spontaneous Peer Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms, Bilingual Review. Presents the instructional episodes engaged in by bilingual first graders. Findings indicate that peer instruction occurred frequently and that proficiency in English was not a determining factor in the language choices made by individual students. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
(1986). Pedagogical Problems and Symbolic Values in the Language Curriculum–The Case of the German Minority in Denmark, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Discusses the role played by German schools in Denmark in the maintenance of the minority's identity and describes those constraints and tensions which are due to the symbolic value of German. The interrelationship of pedagogical problems and potential solutions with the perceptions fundamental to the minority group's identity are highlighted. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Problems, Educational Policy
(1986). Manokotak: A Study of School Adaptation, Anthropology and Education Quarterly. Presents results of a case study of a school in Manokotak, Alaska, a Yup'ik Eskimo community, and describes the cultural gap between the school and the minority community. Adaptations in the school evolved over time, and the direction of change was toward integration of the process of schooling into the culture of the local community. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
(1985). The Swann Report: Education for All?, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. The National Council for Mother Tongue Teaching presents its response to the Swann Report, with particular reference to the report's discussion of the role of ethnic minority languages in Great Britain. The Council concludes that the thinking of the Swann Report is far behind that of current research and educational trends. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language)
(1989). Bilingual Citizenship Programmes: A Unique Opportunity, TESL Talk. Summarizes five case studies in which students were interviewed taking a Canadian citizenship course. The studies focused on why the students attended a bilingual citizenship class. The subjects' responses indicated that bilingual classes were unique and ideal places to prepare not only for citizenship hearings but also for active community participation in Canada. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness
(1990). Local Authority Provision for Bilingual Pupils: ESL, Bilingual Support and Community Languages Teaching, Educational Research. A national survey of English and Welsh local education authorities conducted from 1985-1988 found that programs for bilingual students were still seen largely in terms of English language provision. However, a significant increase in teaching in pupils' native language within the curriculum had also taken place. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Aid
(1985). Bilingual Theater as a Route to Employment for Mexican Americans in Texas: An Interview with an Innovator, Journal of Employment Counseling. In this interview, Joe Rosenberg explains how his bilingual theater has helped Mexican American students learn acting skills, gain better proficiency in English and Spanish, and increase their self-respect. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Higher Education, Interviews, Mexican American Education
(1986). Community Education Forges Partnerships in Boston's Chinatown, Equity and Choice. Describes a model three-year project developed to foster collaboration between a public school and a community school sharing the Quincy School community complex. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans, Community Schools, Educational Cooperation
(1987). The New Common School, Phi Delta Kappan. Horace Mann's goal of creating a common school that brings our society's children together in mutual respect and common learning need not be frustrated by residential segregation and geographical separation of the haves and have-nots. Massachusetts' new common school vision boasts a Metro Program for minority students, 80 magnet schools, and numerous two-way bilingual schools. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
(1989). Continua of Biliteracy, Review of Educational Research. A framework for understanding biliteracy is proposed. It is argued that biliteracy is best understood as a series of interrelated continua defining the contexts, individual development, and media of biliteracy. The nine continua identified are discussed, and their implications for research and teaching are considered. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
(1986). A Fair Share: Opening Doors for the Gifted Bilingual Student, Equity and Choice. A program for gifted Hispanic children in the Worcester, Massachusetts, public schools is designed to increase participants' exposure to cultural and community resources, encourage creativity and imagination, and foster language and literacy skills. Potential participants are identified by bilingual teachers and by peer, parent, and self-assessments. Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Education
(1971). From Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania–Culture Shock in the Classroom. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
(1987). Auditory Discrimination and Auditory Memory as Predictors of Academic Success, Canadian Journal for Exceptional Children. Eighty fourth-graders enrolled in an English/French bilingual program in Canada were administered an auditory skills battery of six tests to measure auditory discrimination and short-term auditory memory. It was concluded that a relationship exists between certain auditory perceptual abilities and school achievement independent of cognitive abilities. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Tests, Bilingual Education Programs
(1986). I Thought Banana Was English, Teachers and Writers Magazine. Discusses the positive aspects of a program that allows students to provide instruction for one another in their native languages and explains that children may absorb a number of facts from such instruction. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Intercultural Programs
(1972). The Excluded Student: Educational Practices Affecting Mexican Americans in the Southwest. A Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Isolation, Educational Practices, Educational Programs