Foreign Language Education
Issues and Strategies
Corwin Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 25. May 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8039-3641-6 (ISBN)
Description
The contributors to this volume share a professional commitment to assist in the development of a language-competent society. To that end they evaluate the historical, political and research perspectives of second language instructional programmes. Convincing proof is provided throughout that there is an appropriate foreign language programme for all students.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3641-6 (9780803936416)
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Content
PART ONE: POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Second Language Education - G Richard Tucker
Issues and Perspectives
Foreign Language Instruction in the United States - Lynn Thompson, Donna Christian, Charles W Stansfield and Nancy Rhodes
PART TWO: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES IN IMMERSION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Information Processing and Foreign Language Learning - Amado M Padilla and Hyekyung Sung Kim
Language Learning Strategies - Mary McGroarty and Rebecca Oxford
An Introduction and Two Related Studies
The Development of an Oral Assessment Instrument for Immersion Students - Nancy Rhodes and Lynn Thompson
The CLEAR Oral Proficiency Exam (COPE)
Assessing Language Proficiency in the Less Commonly Taught Languages - Charles W Stansfield and Dorry Mann Kenyon
An Extension of ACTFL Guidelines
PART THREE: IMMERSION EDUCATION: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION
Language Immersion - Marguerite Ann Snow
Overview and Comparison of Three Programs
`Key Amigos' - Nancy Rhodes, JoAnn Crandall and Donna Christian
An Elementary School Partial Immersion Program
A Bilingual Partial Immersion Program - Kathryn J Lindholm and Amado M Padilla
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Instructional Methodology in Immersion Foreign Language Education - Marguerite Ann Snow
Spanish Language Attrition of Immersion Graduates - Marguerite Ann Snow
Methodological Considerations
PART FOUR: CONTENT BASED INSTRUCTION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Using Content-Based Instruction in the Teaching of Second and Foreign Languages - JoAnn Crandall and G Richard Tucker
Content-based Instruction for the Teacher of Foreign Language in the Elementary School - Helena A Curtain and Linda S Martinez
Spanish for Spanish Speakers - Sheila M Shannon
A Curriculum Involving Translation Skills
Innovations in Immersion and Foreign Language Education - Halford H Fairchild and Amado M Padilla
Contributions from Bilingual Education
Second Language Education - G Richard Tucker
Issues and Perspectives
Foreign Language Instruction in the United States - Lynn Thompson, Donna Christian, Charles W Stansfield and Nancy Rhodes
PART TWO: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES IN IMMERSION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Information Processing and Foreign Language Learning - Amado M Padilla and Hyekyung Sung Kim
Language Learning Strategies - Mary McGroarty and Rebecca Oxford
An Introduction and Two Related Studies
The Development of an Oral Assessment Instrument for Immersion Students - Nancy Rhodes and Lynn Thompson
The CLEAR Oral Proficiency Exam (COPE)
Assessing Language Proficiency in the Less Commonly Taught Languages - Charles W Stansfield and Dorry Mann Kenyon
An Extension of ACTFL Guidelines
PART THREE: IMMERSION EDUCATION: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION
Language Immersion - Marguerite Ann Snow
Overview and Comparison of Three Programs
`Key Amigos' - Nancy Rhodes, JoAnn Crandall and Donna Christian
An Elementary School Partial Immersion Program
A Bilingual Partial Immersion Program - Kathryn J Lindholm and Amado M Padilla
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Instructional Methodology in Immersion Foreign Language Education - Marguerite Ann Snow
Spanish Language Attrition of Immersion Graduates - Marguerite Ann Snow
Methodological Considerations
PART FOUR: CONTENT BASED INSTRUCTION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Using Content-Based Instruction in the Teaching of Second and Foreign Languages - JoAnn Crandall and G Richard Tucker
Content-based Instruction for the Teacher of Foreign Language in the Elementary School - Helena A Curtain and Linda S Martinez
Spanish for Spanish Speakers - Sheila M Shannon
A Curriculum Involving Translation Skills
Innovations in Immersion and Foreign Language Education - Halford H Fairchild and Amado M Padilla
Contributions from Bilingual Education