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The Challenge of Global Literacy: An Ideal Opportunity for Liberal Professional Education
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Nair, Indira; Norman, Marie; Tucker, G. Richard; Burkert, Amy – Liberal Education, 2012
Within higher education in the United States and Canada, calls to promote global awareness and global literacy among undergraduate students have become increasingly urgent. Yet, there are multiple challenges in achieving these outcomes. One challenge lies in making this "literacy" authentic and relevant for diverse students aspiring to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Global Education, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
Bilingual Education Research in Developing Countries: Implications for the United States.
Tucker, G. Richard – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1981
Bilingual education programs in Nigeria, the Sudan, and the Phillippines are described. Although some approaches differed, educational planners in all three countries felt that they could best introduce children to formal education by using the language which they bring to the classroom for initial instruction. (FG)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Some Thoughts Concerning Innovative Language Education Programmes.
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Tucker, G. Richard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Identifies five recurring themes in the literature on bilingualism: role of language policy or planning activities in educational reform; concern with nurturing the mother tongue and facilitating transfer of skills across languages; importing a model versus a "cycle of discovery"; practical problems that impede implementation of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)
Multilingualism and Language Contact: An Introduction.
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Tucker, G. Richard – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
The centrality of multilingualism as a world-wide phenomenon is examined, and six issues needing attention are identified: the variable impact of official policies concerning language; contrasting views about multilingualism; scarcity of basic research; language spread and the hegemony of English; lack of attention to languages other than English;…
Descriptors: Demography, English, Language Attitudes, Language Planning
Documenting an Exemplary Japanese FLES Program: In Pursuit of Goals 2000.
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Tucker, G. Richard; And Others – 1995
The report describes the implementation and continuing documentation of a Japanese second language program in a laboratory elementary school at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). The structure of the curriculum and instructional strategies used are described for each of the program's 2 years, and results of student assessments and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
Documenting Growth in a Japanese FLES Program.
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Tucker, G. Richard; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1996
Describes the implementation and evaluation of the second year of a three-year pilot project to teach Japanese to students at a Pittsburgh elementary school. Analyses of students' performance indicate that they progressed considerably in developing proficiency in Japanese and that their teachers believed that more could be done to incorporate the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, FLES, Interviews
The Pursuit of Equal Opportunity.
Tucker, G. Richard; Gray, Tracy G. – TESL Talk, 1980
Deals with language minorities in the United States through discussion of the special English instructional programs needed for them, the legislative and judicial mandates on such programs, and three controversial issues: (1) the goals of such programs, (2) who the programs should serve, and (3) the most pedagogical approach for bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Legislation, English (Second Language)