ERIC Number: ED180188
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977
Pages: 256
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Proceedings of the Second National Portuguese Conference: Culture, Education, and Community.
National Assessment and Dissemination Center for Bilingual Education, Fall River, MA.
The following papers on Portuguese-American culture and education are included: (1) "Portuguese-American Folklore: An Alternative to the 'rancho folclorico,'" (2) "Creating Cultural Materials for the Portuguese Bilingual Classroom," (3) "Values and Ideology in the School Curriculum: A Case Study," (4) "Portuguese and Cape Verdean Women in Fiction and Family History," (5) "An Attempt to Understand the Immigrant's Socio-Cultural Background," (6) "Integrating Music into the Portuguese Curriculum as a Vehicle for Teaching Portuguese Culture" (Abstract), (7) "The Status of Portuguese Bilingual Education in the United States," (8) "Tests for Portuguese Bilingual Students," (9) "Organizing the Individualized Bilingual Classroom," (10) "A Sociolinguistic Approach to Second Language Teaching," (11) "Teaching Reading in the Portuguese Classroom" (Abstract), (12) "Integrating Career Awareness into the Portuguese Curriculum" (Abstract), (13) "The Portuguese-Dominant Student and College Admissions: A Case for the Portuguese as a National Minority in Higher Education," (14) "The Bilingual Child with Special Needs: Cultural Considerations in Evaluation," (15) "Conceptualizing Bilingual Education for Cape Verdeans in the United States," (16) "Cape Verdean Bilingual Program: The Cultural Perspective," (17) "Immigrants and the Medical Care System: The Example of the Portuguese," (18) "The Necessity of the Luso-American Community's Political Involvement" (Abstract), (19) "The Immigrant's World at Home and in the School," (20) "The Role of the Home-School Liaison in Parent Involvement" (Abstract), and (21) "The Portuguese Community and the Mass Media" (Abstract). (JB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, College Admission, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Ethnic Studies, Family School Relationship, Females, Folk Culture, Immigrants, Individual Needs, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Material Development, Medical Services, Portuguese, Portuguese Americans, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics
National Assessment and Dissemination Center, 49 Washington Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 ($2.75)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: EnglishPortuguese
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Authoring Institution: National Assessment and Dissemination Center for Bilingual Education, Fall River, MA.
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