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Schultz, Kennedy M. – Learning Languages, 2012
While immersion programs provide some of the greatest benefits to children learning a new language, many school systems have yet to dedicate the financial and personnel resources necessary to plan and implement such programs on a wide scale. In areas where immersion or formal FLES programming does not exist in the schools, often opportunities to…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Cultural Awareness, Core Curriculum, FLES
Welch, Tom – Learning Languages, 2011
The biggest challenge the teaching profession faces is the question of how to overcome a system that is geared to an early 20th century view of the world community. If the 21st century communities include both the local physical neighborhood and the expanded notion of networked virtual communities, then what does that mean for learning…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
Hood, Sally – Learning Languages, 2011
This research study evaluates the effectiveness of a Spanish-English dual language immersion (DLI) program. Many researchers have found that high-quality and long-term DLI programs promote academic achievement and high levels of language proficiency for both language groups. Despite the evidence, leaders from the field of bilingual education have…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Cultural Pluralism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Borey, Valerie; Hegstad, Rebecca – Learning Languages, 2011
It is a typical day at the famous fish market in Bergen, Norway. Vendors wrapped in rain coats huddle under white tents, selling everything from shrimp to flowers to handmade souvenirs. Some tables are stacked with salmon and herring, while others feature baskets of berries and fresh fruits. Families out for their household grocery shopping are…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Food, Foreign Countries, Play
Jacobsen, Nadine – Learning Languages, 2011
The question going into this action research was, "How can a language teacher encourage more positive attitudes toward language learning while building a learning community?" After incorporating "I Can" statements into the curriculum, more than 100 third grade students were surveyed. The survey asked what they thought they could do in Spanish.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Action Research, Student Attitudes, Language Attitudes
Moeller, Aleidine J.; Van Alstine, Megan – Learning Languages, 2011
The theme of children and technology has been a prevailing topic of conversation among parents, teachers and researchers, stirring debate in all sectors of society. What is gained and what is lost by these "digital natives" born into an age of globalization, social connections, instant communication and gratification? How can technology be…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Educational Environment, Learning Motivation, Teaching Methods
Gonzalez, Augusta; Sonstrom, Stefanie; Silvey, Patricia; Boscarino, Maryanne; Shea, Ida; Trusz, Jean; Perugini, Dorie; Krzemien, Marta; Caplette, Pamela; Lindsey, Barbara; Lindstrom, Sarah – Learning Languages, 2011
Glastonbury Public Schools hosted the NNELL Northeast Regional Workshop on September 24, 2011 in which the theme was "Engaging Digital Natives". Rita A. Oleksak, Director of Foreign Languages/ELL and NNELL vice-president delivered the keynote speech motivating the teachers to engage foreign language learners within the classroom and across their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Workshops, FLES
Preusse-Burr, Beatrix – Learning Languages, 2011
Many classrooms have interactive whiteboards and several computers and many schools are equipped with a computer lab and mobile labs. However, there typically are not enough computers for every student in each classroom; mobile labs are often shared between several members of a team and time in the computer labs needs to be scheduled in advance.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Immersion Programs
Badia, Ingrid C. – Learning Languages, 2011
The Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES) program in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides an opportunity for all students in an elementary school to learn a world language at an early age with a focus on developing students' communicative competence. Technology plays a major role in helping students develop communicative…
Descriptors: FLES, Public Schools, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning
Oh, Christina – Learning Languages, 2011
During the 2010-2011 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) piloted the After-School Global Language Opportunity Benefiting All Learners (GLOBAL) program for 12 weeks at eight different school sites. This school year the program expanded to 25 weeks and 11 sites. GLOBAL is an approach to learning that allows students to develop basic…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Effectiveness, FLES, After School Programs
Teper, Mila – Learning Languages, 2010
One cannot teach language without teaching culture; culture is the context for language learning. Cultural instruction must be integrated into all lessons throughout the year, not just taught as mini-lessons in order. Teachers cannot expect their students to gain intercultural competencies through activities that are not embedded in cultural…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Program Descriptions, FLES
Met, Myriam – Learning Languages, 2010
Despite years of training, teaching experience, reading professional literature, attending conferences, and learning from expert colleagues, when it comes to the teaching of culture, the author wishes she knew more answers to many critical questions. Her questions are framed by the basic questions that all curricula seek to answer: WHAT is the…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Davin, Kristin – Learning Languages, 2010
Like many elementary foreign language teachers, the author traveled from room to room to teach. Each room had different materials and a different classroom culture. This article describes how the author taught her students about Bolivia and how to motivate them through culture. It discusses a service-learning project that brings life-changing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Motivation Techniques, Language Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Gilbert, Victoria – Learning Languages, 2010
Learning to speak another language requires students to adopt new ways of thinking. Some teachers believe that students can assimilate idiomatic expressions and cultural turns of phrase simply through the teacher's use and the students' practice. Others work to explicitly show the difference between the target language and native language, as if…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Lindner, Blue – Learning Languages, 2010
At Sonrisas Spanish School, educators are interested in finding ways to teach children in the way children actually learn. Their mission is to create high quality, standards-based Spanish classes and curriculum materials that are both effective for teachers and also provide a positive foreign language learning experience for students. They value…
Descriptors: Interaction, Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Imagination