This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Sarah Egan, Anne Marie Mueser, Horacio D. Lewis, Michael Byram, Bernard Spolsky, Theodore Andersson, Lynn Parisi, Beryl Thomas, David Unger, and Instructor.
(1986). Foreign Languages in the Classroom, Teachers and Writers Magazine. Discusses the fact that since there are large numbers of students in public schools for whom English is not the native language, teaching approaches must be developed that provide those children with the language skills necessary to express themselves. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
(1986). Developing Contexts to Support Second Language Acquisition, Language Arts. Discusses ways in which the regular classroom teacher can design language development programs for limited-English-speaking children. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, English
(1974). Speech Communities and Schools, TESOL Quarterly. Paper presented at the 1973 TESOL Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
(1986). Who Are Refugees?, Social Education. Presents selected results from an April, 1984 public opinion survey conducted by the U. S. Committee for Refugees which revealed a lack of knowledge and negative attitudes among Americans toward refugees. Suggests classroom activities to illustrate the refugee dilemma. Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Citizenship Education, Civics
(1986). Schools in Ethnolinguistic Minorities, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Discusses the school's contribution to the transmission of cultural heritage, focusing on curriculum content rather than on language issues. The kind of conceptual framework within which overt and hidden curriculum analysis might be carried out is suggested. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups
(1986). Schools in Ethnic Minorities: Wales, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Describes the history of the status of the Welsh language from the Acts of Union in 1536 and 1543 to the present day. The teaching of Welsh in the country's primary and secondary schools and career and employment opportunities in the the Welsh language are also discussed. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Diachronic Linguistics, Educational History, Educational Policy
(1986). Minority Educational Failure: Is Dialect a Factor?, Curriculum Inquiry. Teachers of nonstandard dialect-speaking students need to become ethnographers of local communication. For minority education and bidialectal programs to work, there must be an informed awareness of community language functions and of the structural equality of all world dialects. (41 references) Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Bilingual Education Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Administration
(1985). A Pilot Study of Language Facilitation for Bilingual, Language-Handicapped Children: Theoretical and Intervention Implications, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders. A within-subject design involving three Spanish speaking and three English speaking preschoolers with language handicaps provided support for the practice of initial language intervention in the native language when bilingualism is a goal and for transference/facilitation theories of second language learning. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
(1973). Building a Cultural Bridge. Discusses the education of Indian children (Navajo) in kindergarten who learn in a bilingual-bicultural program. Their instruction begins in Navajo, with English taught as a second language. Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indian Reservations, Biculturalism
(1973). A Mini-Course in Black English, Part Two: Implications for Reading and Language Arts Instruction, Education for the Disadvantaged Child. Deals with some of the difficult questions that arise when one attempts to handle Black English in the context of helping children learn to read and write. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Dialects, Classroom Communication, Communication Problems
(1986). Resource List on Immigration, Social Education. Provides an annotated bibliography of print and audio-visual materials, including ERIC documents, designed to support instruction about immigration in elementary and secondary social studies classes. Descriptors: Acculturation, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Citizenship Education
(1973). Children's Learning of a Second Language: Another View, Modern Language Journal. Critical review and discussion of John Macnamara's "Nurseries, Streets and Classrooms," Modern Language Journal, v57 n5-6 p250-4 Sep-Oct 1973. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Language Instruction, Learning Theories
(1973). To Train or Not To Train Teachers for Spanish Speaking Communities, Viewpoints. Teacher training does not sufficiently prepare teachers for the instruction of Latino students. It is recommended that more Latino students be recruited and trained for barrio schools and that teacher training programs should include courses in Latino culture and the Spanish language and dialects. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Latin American Culture, Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Culture
(1986). Research Currents: Equity or Excellence?, Language Arts. Discusses the problems that children who do not speak the language of their school experience, as well as the personal, social, and cultural characteristics of learners that affect their progress in a second language. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comprehension, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
(1972). Developing Instructional Materials for a Bilingual Program, TESOL Quarterly. Paper presented in March 1971, at the TESOL Convention in New Orleans, La. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools