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PDF pending restorationStewart, Adela Artola – 1971
This manual contains eight Spanish lessons intended for classroom use in small, heterogeneous groups of no more than six children for a daily period of approximately 20 minutes. Lessons may be adapted for use in kindergarten, first, or second grade. Emphasis is placed on question-asking utterances to encourage information-seeking skills and to…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Classes (Groups of Students), Conversational Language Courses, Curriculum Guides
Download full textThompson, Mary P.; And Others – 1960
This course, designed to be used with sixth-grade children who have followed the "MLA Guides in Spanish" beginning with the Grade Three Guide, emphasizes the development of reading skills. Eleven units are included in the text, each centered about mastery of a basic dialogue and related reading exercises. Linguistic concepts are developed through…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Instructional Services. – 2000
This guide is a companion document to the revised "Second Language Standard Course for Study," which was approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education in November 1999. It was designed to address needs that were identified by teachers and supervisors during the curriculum development process. The guide is divided into three…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMitsui, Akiko; Morimoto, Yoko; Tucker, G. Richard; Donato, Richard – Learning Languages, 2005
This paper is another installment in the ongoing project on early language learning in a Japanese FLES program, conducted by ELLRT (Early Language Learning Research Team): Richard Donato and G. Richard Tucker with graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The Japanese instructor in this FLES program, Yoko…
Descriptors: FLES, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Written Language
Ares, Henry P. – 1991
A study investigated the elementary school programs in French as a second language in Louisiana, Quebec (Canada), and New Brunswick (Canada). The objective was to learn about the programs' underlying goals and philosophies, examine the teaching materials used at this level, evaluate the teaching situation, and survey teachers for their…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Economic Impact, Educational Objectives
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1990
Delaware's state standards for the Latin curriculum in the public schools are presented. An introductory section outlines the goals of the Latin program for reading, cultural awareness, grammar, writing, and oral language and briefly discusses the philosophy of and approaches to Latin instruction in elementary and middle schools. Three subsequent…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Rubenstein, Dorothy J., Ed. – 1989
The handbook for the Culver City (California) Spanish Immersion Program and the Advocates for Language Learning (ALL) describes the program and organization. ALL is a nonprofit association of parents, teachers, and other individuals interested in promoting and enhancing the study of second languages. The organization's goals and local and national…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Day Care, Discipline Policy, Elementary Education
Hosford, Helga; Farr, Marianne – 1977
The guide is designed to assist elementary school German teachers by giving suggestions on the nature of material, structure, and sequence of linguistic items to be introduced in the first year. It contains suggestions for 10 teaching units, each containing vocabulary, grammar items, cultural information, songs and rhymes to reinforce vocabulary…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Education
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1984
The curriculum guide for French second language programs (FSL) in the State of Louisiana, presented in French with some English introduction, outlines the objectives and design of newly mandated FSL instruction in grades four through six. It was constructed for use with any method or combination of methods of instruction in school systems having…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Lipton, Gladys, Ed. – 1988
A guide to the planning and implementation of elementary school foreign language (FLES) programs presents statements of opinion and experience in various aspects of program development by a number of experts. An introductory section outlines basic program planning considerations, and a second chapter describes the work of the American Association…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Research, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1986
The guide presents content and techniques for teaching conversational Spanish in the elementary grades. It contains an introductory section and 20 units for classroom instruction. The introduction includes notes on the overall objectives of the course, general guidelines on classroom procedure, and specific techniques for use of the materials…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Animals, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
Masciantonio, Rudolph – Foreign Language Annuals, 1977
This article examines the linguistic benefits of Latin in light of recent research which seems to document the relevance of Latin in building English vocabulary and reading skills. Evidence is cited from eight educational projects in which an experimental group of students taking Latin, and a control group not taking Latin, were pretested,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classical Languages, Elementary Education, English
Born, Warren C., Ed. – 1978
Communication within the foreign language profession and with the public is discussed. The responsibilities of national, regional, state, and local professional organizations in dealing with matters of articulation and standardization are discussed. Articulation means setting up common goals and ideals for foreign language learning and teaching…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Higher Education
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1956
IN THE HOPE THAT FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS MIGHT DISCUSS THEM AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION HAS RELEASED THESE POLICY STATEMENTS FORMULATED TO GOVERN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. FOLLOWING A REFERENCE TO THE VALUE OF ACQUIRING NOT ONLY THE LANGUAGE SKILLS BUT ALSO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF LANGUAGE AND…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Classical Languages, Cultural Awareness
NEWELL, SANFORD, ED. – 1968
THIS REPORT OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES--(1) "FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS--BORN OR MADE," (2) "ARE LINGUISTICS IMPORTANT," (3) "LANGUAGE LEARNING AND LINGUISTIC INTERFERENCE," (4) "APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC THEORIES TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING," (5) "USE AND MISUSE OF…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Conference Reports, Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
