This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Joshua A. Fishman, Stephen T. Wagner, Mary M. Blakeley, James M. Mahan, Terry Ryan Meier, Courtney B. Cazden, Charles Ericksen, Allan C. Ornstein, Carole Edelsky, and Lily Wong Fillmore.
(1981). Bilingual Life in an Anglo Land: Seventeen Hispanic Voices, Perspectives: The Civil Rights Quarterly. Ethnographic examination of the English-dominant culture in the United States and how Hispanics are affected. Through several vignettes, reveals that the civil rights of Hispanics are violated because of cultural differences. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, English (Second Language)
(1984). Minority Mother Tongues in Education, Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education. The question of whether or not mother-tongue education is the best medium of instruction is examined, using social and cultural criteria instead of the usual academic/cognitive criteria. The real significance of using disadvantaged vernaculars is that such use symbolizes to minority groups a lessening of relative disadvantage. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged
(1982). Writing in a Bilingual Program: The Relation of L1 and L2 Texts, TESOL Quarterly. Hypothesizes that the relationship between L1 and L2 writing is not one of interference, but rather application of L1 to L2 writing. Includes writing samples of first-, second-, and third-grade students enrolled in a bilingual program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English, Interference (Language)
(1981). Curricular Innovations and Trends: Recent Past, Present, and Future, Peabody Journal of Education. Curriculum innovations and trends are examined in past, present, and future perspectives. Past curriculum innovations include team teaching, educational television, and computer assisted instruction. Present innovations include career education, ethnic education, and environmental education. Future curricular trends may include lifelong learning, values education, and international cooperation. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Consumer Education, Curriculum Development
(1983). Southeast Asian Refugee Parents: An Inquiry into Home-School Communication and Understanding, Anthropology and Education Quarterly. Describes efforts in one Oregon school district to learn about and help Southeast Asian refugee families adjust to American schools. Discusses data from a survey of refugee parents and ethnographic observations, and provides information on family characteristics, cross cultural communication, parent involvement in schools, and bilingualism. Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Needs
(1982). Innovation and Change: Yesterday and Today, High School Journal. Lists 10 curriculum innovations and discusses reasons why they are not used extensively today. Reviews current curricular trends in career, environmental, ethnic, bicultural/bilingual, metric/calculator, sex, nonsexist, law-related, and consumer education. Suggests communication, lifelong learning, international cooperation, and values will have an impact on future curriculum planning. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Calculators, Career Education, Consumer Education
(1982). The Effects of a Dual Language Reading Program on the Reading Ability of Puerto Rican Students, Reading Psychology. Reveals that Puerto Rican students recently arrived in the United States who participated in a bilingual reading program in Spanish and English performed significantly better than did similar students who did not participate in the program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Grade 9
(1983). The Influence of Teachers and Peers on Second Language Acquisition in Bilingual Preschool Programs, TESOL Quarterly. The interaction patterns of eleven Spanish-speaking preschool children in two bilingual programs were observed for one year. In predominantly English-speaking classrooms, greater English proficiency was related to English use with peers. In prevalently Spanish-speaking classes, English proficiency was more related to interaction in English with teachers. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Language Proficiency
(1981). America's Non-English Heritage, Society. Traces the historical development of state and federal law, policy, and practice concerning language. Suggests that, in the future, languages other than English may play prominent roles in American culture and government. Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism
(1977). In Support of the Preparation of More Teachers for Bilingual and Bicultural Communities, Planning and Changing. Describes the Indiana University Latino Student Teaching Project in which candidates for teaching certificates in elementary, secondary, and special education have served in border communities in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and in southern Arizona. Evaluative reactions of the participating student teachers are included. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cross Cultural Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
(1982). Research Update: A Focus on Oral Language and Writing from a Multicultural Perspective, Language Arts. Examples of the differences between the oral language of Blacks and the standardized written language forced on them in English classrooms illustrate the need for teachers to appreciate language differences and to create a workable context for effective language instruction. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Dialects, Classroom Techniques, Educational Needs
(1978). Storm Brews Over Bilingual Teaching. Some educators fear that English has been de-emphasized too much among certain minorities. Now the administration has plans for big changes in the program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Problems, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
(1982). Educating Minority Youths: An Inventory of Current Theory, Education and Urban Society. Examines theories on which basic skills education for the minorities has been based, namely: (1) cultural deprivation; (2) integration; and (3) cultural difference/cultural pluralism. Discusses approaches for teaching English to students who speak other languages and suggests that the bilingual/bicultural approach provides the most benefits. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education
(1982). Language Minority Students and School Participation: What Kind of English is Needed?, Journal of Education. Discusses results of research on the comprehension/production of oral and written language in a classroom. Suggests that effective school participation requires that students acquire various language skills for handling cognitive tasks and for interacting in classroom social situations. Describes a test to assess oral and written language proficiency. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
(1977). Mexican-American Perceptions of Parent and Teacher Roles in Child Development, Bilingual Review. This study was designed as a pilot effort to generate hypotheses for future investigations of continuities and discontinuities in socialization role perceptions of Mexican American families and their schools. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Development, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism