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Download full textBrecht, Richard D.; Ingold, Catherine W. – 1998
This digest discusses the unprecedented U.S. need for individuals with highly developed competencies in English and one or more other languages and the untapped language resource: heritage language speakers. Sections address the range of proficiencies of heritage language speakers, the fragility of heritage languages, the limitations of current…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Heritage Education, Higher Education, Language Proficiency
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1990
Two-way language development programs are full-time programs that use two languages, one of which is English, for the purpose of instruction. Ideally, these programs are composed of elementary or secondary students half of whom are native speakers of English and the other half of whom are native speakers of the other language of instruction.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Brecht, Richard D.; Ingold, Catherine W. – 2002
This digest outlines the reasons for and challenges of developing the language skills of heritage language speakers and describes one effort to carry this out, the Heritage Languages Initiative. Specific sections address the following: developing language skills of U.S. residents; the range of language proficiencies of heritage language speakers;…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Native Language Instruction
Winke, Paula; Stafford, Cathy – 2002
Rapid demographic changes and an increasing recognition of the critical need for professionals who are proficient in languages other than English have led to an interest in developing language programs and classes for "heritage language learners" students who are raised in a home where a non-English language is spoken and who speak or at…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Heritage Education, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans
Ascher, Carol – 1985
Recent findings on the academic achievement of Hispanic students are digested in this paper. Data are derived from the study, "Make Something Happen," which was conducted by the National Commission on Secondary Education for Hispanics, and presents comprehensive findings on Hispanic education drawn from a special analysis of the Hispanic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, English (Second Language), High Schools
Rivera, Klaudia – 1999
There are no good figures on the number of limited English speakers who are also illiterate in their native languages. This data is worth having because there is research indicating that literacy in the native language plays an important role in the acquisition of oral English and the development of English literacy. This digest reviews recent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Cambodian, English (Second Language)
Ranard, Donald A., Ed.; Pfleger, Margo, Ed. – 1995
This book describes the unique educational program established in 1980 for United States-bound refugees in Southeast Asia. It analyzes the forces that led to the launching of the program and discusses some of its most innovative practices. Written by the program planners and educators, the book focuses on the following: providing instruction in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Children, Daily Living Skills
