This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Jean Handscombe, Donald Rosser, Britt-Ingrid Stockfelt-Hoatson, Ian G. Malcolm, Henry P. Edwards, Diane M. DuBois, W. R. McGillivray, Elizabeth Dixon, Robert Bousquet, and William G. Milan.
(1976). Evaluation of the French Immersion Program Offered by the Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board and Comments of Guest Analysts, Canadian Modern Language Review. A comparison was made of an early French immersion program and an English language elementary program. Major trends resulting from the comparison are summarized. Comments and criticisms are made by three guest analysts. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, FLES
(1994). Issues in the Maintenance of Aboriginal Languages and Aboriginal English. Activities at Edith Cowan University (Australia) in support of the maintenance of Aboriginal languages and Aboriginal English are discussed. Discussion begins with an examination of the concept of language maintenance and the reasons it merits the attention of linguists, language planners, and language teachers. Australian policy concerning maintenance of Aboriginal languages is briefly outlined. Research on language maintenance and language shift in relation to endangered languages is also reviewed, and the ambiguous role of education in language maintenance is considered. Two areas in which Edith Cowan University has been active are then described. The first is a pilot study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language development and maintenance needs and activities, a national initiative with its origins in national language and literacy policy. The second is an effort to mobilize teachers for bidialectal education, in both Aboriginal English and standard spoken English. The project involves the training of 20 volunteer teachers of Aboriginal children. The role of the university in facilitating change and supporting language maintenance is emphasized. Contains 13 references. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
(1979). Getting Meaning from Print: Four Navajo Students, Reading Teacher. Analyzes the oral reading performance of four Navajo children and notes that they believed the purpose of reading was to produce acceptable English grammar. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar
(1978). Beyond Chinatown: The English Language Needs of Vancouver's Chinese Community, TESL Talk. There are insufficient resources for providing instruction in English as a second or additional language for Vancouver's Chinese-speaking adult population. A pilot program designed to reach this population is described. The first volume of the series "Practical English," used in San Francisco, was revised for the pilot project. [More] Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bilingual Education, Chinese
(1978). Models of English as a Second Language Programme Organization, English Quarterly. Examines four ways in which English as a Second Language (ESL) programs can be organized (segregation, immersion, limited ESL assistance, and bilingual) to provide the most effective language learning and orientation opportunities for ESL students. Urges teachers to match the program to the student whenever possible. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
(1979). French Immersion Classes in the Montreal Region, French Review. Describes the birth of French immersion programs in the Montreal elementary schools. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Catholic Schools, Educational Experiments, Elementary Education
(1976). General Discussion, Canadian Modern Language Review. A research colloquium was held by the Ontario Ministry of Education in April 1976 on the subject of alternative programs for teaching French as a second language. A summary is given of discussion during which the audience was invited to question a panel of researchers, guest analysts and school officials. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
(1978). History of NJEA–Part IV–The PERC Era, NJEA Review. This fourth and final article in a series on the history of the New Jersey Education Association focuses on Association activities and educational issues in New Jersey in the 1970s. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Collective Bargaining, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
(1976). Panel of School Board Officials and Coordinators of Second Language Departments, Canadian Modern Language Review. Experimental language programs in Ottawa and Carleton schools investigating alternatives for teaching French as a second language were the subject of a research colloquium in April 1976. Comments on the programs are given by a panel of school board officials and coordinators of second language departments. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
(1978). Some Psychological Aspects of Multilingual Education, International Review of Education. This paper presents a summary of recent investigations on cognitive development through the first and second language in a bilingual program. The "Glossodynamic Model" of language learning is presented as a basis for explaining how the child's cognitive and affective development are enhanced by bilingual stimulation. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
(1977). Citings on the Educational Horizon, Educational Horizons. Discusses recent educational development including the role of the family in educating children, the effectiveness of career awareness programs, and the validity of standardized tests. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Awareness, Child Development, Educational Malpractice
(1977). The Teaching of Bilingual Infant Immigrants in a Swedish Town, Linguistics. The longitudinal pilot study described here shows that immigrant children, trained prior to school entry and untrained, have great difficulties in language, though the groups are better able to cope. Results suggest some support for the assumption about the importance of the first language in the acquisition of the second. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, Immigrants
(1977). The New York City Aspira Consent Decree: A Mechanism for Social Change, Bilingual Review. This article describes the Aspira Consent Decree as an attempt to bring about the educational reorganization of the entire school system. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Court Litigation
(1978). Signs of Renewal in Urban Education, Urban Review. In 1977-78, the Urban Education Studies of the Council of Great City Schools collected information from city school systems on their most successful attempts to improve student achievement in basic skills, career education, multicultural education, and other aspects of curriculum and instruction. One of the findings was that federal intervention had triggered many successful innovations. [More] Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs
(1976). The Ottawa-Carleton French Project: Issues, Conclusions, and Policy Implications and Comments of Guest Analysts, Canadian Modern Language Review. An overview and synthesis is given of a number of studies concerned with different aspects of a major research project related to French programs in Carleton and Ottawa schools. Comments and criticisms are made by three guest analysts. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education