This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Dorothy J. Watson, Martin E. Amin, Rafael M. Diaz, Norah McWilliam, Eithne Dodwell, Nigel Norman, Marian Giles Jones, Randolph H. Whitworth, Ye-Ling Chang, and Nigel Grant.
(1996). Enhancing the Educational Experience of Bilingual Students on Initial Teacher Education, Multicultural Teaching. Describes a project at the University of North London (England) aimed at increasing applicants to teacher education from underrepresented groups and at enhancing the experience of bilingual students once enrolled. The approach focuses on developing positive attitudes toward bilingualism and improving academic skills. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
(1988). Suggestions from Research for Improving Mathematics Instruction for Bilinguals, School Science and Mathematics. Fourteen suggestions for improving mathematics instruction for bilingual students are discussed. The role of language in learning mathematics and in solving problems is the focus of a number of suggestions. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
(1988). Some Thoughts About Effective Parent-School Communication, Young Children. Describes a case in which a contrast in schooling success between parent and child related to a miscommunication regarding bilingual instruction in the classroom. Illustrates the need for effective communication between home and school in promoting positive parent involvement in children's learning. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Case Studies
(1991). The Effects of Bilingualism on Preschoolers' Private Speech, Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Spanish-speaking preschoolers learning English in a bilingual preschool program were videotaped while working independently on tasks to examine their spontaneous private speech. Results show that the private speech of bilingual preschoolers appears to develop normally. Positive effects of second-language learning in a bilingual program on the frequency of private speech and diversity of use were found. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)
(1996). Word-Weaving: Exploring Meaning in the Multilingual Classroom, Multicultural Teaching. Describes an approach to lexical meaning in multilingual primary classrooms illustrated in the "Word-Weaving" project in a British school. Word weaving is a set of strategies to identify lexical demands of learning topics and to build opportunities for word meaning exploration into classroom discourse. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Minorities
(1988). Comparison of Anglo and Mexican American Male High School Students Classified as Learning Disabilities, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Compares intelligence and achievement test results from learning disabled (LD) and normal Mexican American high school students with those of Anglo LD and normal students. No differences in performance IQ between Mexican and Anglo LDs. Suggests language proficiency or sociocultural factors, not learning disabilities, cause differences. Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis
(1988). Adaptation of Prediction Strategies and Materials in a Chinese-English Bilingual Classroom, Reading Teacher. Investigates the effects of prediction strategies and predictable materials in teaching ethnic Chinese children in the United States to read in Chinese. Shows that the use of predictable materials and prediction strategies resulted in good responses by the beginning Chinese readers. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Chinese, Kindergarten
(1996). Traveling the Internet in Chinese, Educational Leadership. Thanks to a small grant, Chinese bilingual students at a San Francisco Mission District middle school became the first students to communicate electronically in Chinese and to publish the world's first online student newspaper in Chinese. By year's end, students participated fully in all academic activities in Chinese and made tremendous progress in learning English. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Chinese, Chinese Americans, Cultural Exchange
(1995). The Teaching of Culture and Language in the Second Language Classroom: Focus on the Learner, International Journal of Educational Research. The seven chapters of this theme issue on second-language instruction illustrate the pedagogical shift from measuring language achievement to emphasizing language proficiency. The issue explores empirical and theoretical investigations into second-language acquisition research in both affective and cognitive domains. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Bilingual Education
(1997). Bilingual is Better, Momentum. Describes efforts by Texas' University of St. Thomas (UST) to respond to growing numbers of Spanish-speaking students. Highlights a collaborative effort between UST, Shell Oil, and Helms Elementary School to create a bilingual school committed to instilling high expectations in students, fostering community identity, and maintaining strong parental support. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Catholic Schools
(1996). The Evaluation of Francophone and Anglophone Instructors at a West African University, Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education. Whether Anglophone and Francophone students evaluate the same teachers equally, or whether the language in which instruction is delivered affects the evaluation, was studied with 988 first- and third-year students in Cameroon. Results indicate that students did evaluate teachers using their own language more highly and third-year students were more critical overall. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Students, English, Foreign Countries
(1988). The Education of Minority and Peripheral Cultures: Introduction, Comparative Education. Discusses the problems of perspective in dealing with minority cultures, citing many examples from world history. Discusses effects of dominant languages and cultures upon minority ones. Mobility is examined as a feature of peripheral cultures with fragile economies. Implications for multicultural education discussed. 23 notes and references. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Relations
(1996). Nahim and the New Trainers: Language Learning in a Bilingual Reception Class–Who Is Learning What from Whom?, Multicultural Teaching. Describes the efforts of a teacher in a British class for limited English speakers to learn the home language of her language-minority students and the students' reactions to her approach. Attempts to use the children's language provide a context for discussions of language differences and English structure. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants
(1988). Survival at Rough Rock: A Historical Overview of Rough Rock Demonstration School, Anthropology and Education Quarterly. Historical research account of the Navajo Bilingual School at Rough Rock, Arizona. The Rough Rock Demonstration School was a bilingual experiment to synthesize white education with a community Navajo school, utilizing both Navajo and white teachers, and headed by an all-Navajo administration. Descriptors: Administrators, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
(1997). Bilingual Teaching in Secondary Education and the Problem of Teacher Supply, Language Learning Journal. Attempts to stimulate debate on bilingual teaching within the context of secondary education in Great Britain. Questions whether the British educational establishment can provide teachers who are capable of carrying out bilingual teaching. (32 references) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency