Surf these sites: A Model for Language Teachers and Educators: An Interview with Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng -- A motivating story for all second language teachers and educators to reflect upon as a model for knowing self and seeking self improvement. Aging and Bilingualism -- An investigation that looks at the effects of natural aging on language processes in those individuals who are bilingual. Bilingual Education: Arguments For and (Bogus) Arguments Against -- By Stephen Krashen. May, 1999. CREDE Research on Bilingual Education -- UCSC Researchers find all students benefit from strong cognitive and academic instruction conducted in their first language Center for Applied Linguistics -- An excellent resource for research into language acquisition, bilingualism, ESL, policy. Databases, articles & directories. Cummins & Genzuk Report -- Analysis of final report longitudinal study of structured english immersion strategy, early exit and late-exit transitional bilingual education programs for language-minority children. ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics -- ERIC/CLL provides a wide range of services and materials for language educators, most of them free of charge. These include digests and short bibliographies, a semiannual newsletter, and a question-answering service. ESL, Bilingualismo e Inteligencia,1997 -- Esta investigación tiene como objetivo presentar algunos de los factores que se consideran escenciales para la fundamentación de la teoria de la adquisición de un segundo idioma ASL. Educational Research- Bilingual Education -- A large collection of articles from the National Clearinghouse on Bilingual Education, with practical application for teachers and other personnel involved in educating linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) students. It encompasses program evaluations, and language research relating to bilingual education. Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children -- Eight principles, drawn from theory and research on second language acquisition and culturally sensitive instruction, to guide educators working with linguistically diverse students. Jim Cummins'' Homepage -- Cummins is a leading researcher on bilingual education. Some of his articles and papers are available here. LSA Fields of Linguistics - Multilingualism -- By Guadalupe Valdés, Stanford University. Language Policy: Bilingualism and Intelligence -- Handouts for a Language Policy college course. Somewhat cryptic, but a good introduction or review. Language, literacy and communication -- Language, literacy and communication are intrinsic to human development and central to lifelong learning. The advancement of multi-lingualism affords learners the opportunity to develop and value their home languages, other languagesand a shared understanding of a common South African culture. Moving in and Out of Bilingualism: Native Language Maintenance and Shift -- Recent research has emphasized the economic, social, and cognitive advantages available to bilinguals. Yet for many immigrant groups, bilingualism is a temporary phenomenon. According to survey data, Spanish seldom lasts beyond the second or third generation NCBE Home Page -- The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education''s Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S. Off course? Class placement of elementary school language learners -- Explores the language class placement of non-English speaking children in elementary school. Patterns of achievement -- A comparison of the effectiveness of different bilingual education models. (Based on research by Collier & Thomas) Reading in the Bilingual Classroom: Literacy and Biliteracy -- A classic in the field of bilingual education, by Kenneth Goodman, Yetta Goodman and Barbara Flores. (1979) Readings in bilingual education -- A good collection of articles on bilingual education policy and practice, with titles like "Does Research Matter? An analysis of media opinion on bilingual education, 1984-1994," and "Tests, Achievement, and Bilingual Students." SAT-9 Scores and Proposition 227 -- What legitimate inferences can be made? SEDL - Language and Diversity Program -- The research activities of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. Program models for the education of immigrant children and second-language learners. Spanish for U.S. Hispanic Bilinguals in Higher Education. -- ERIC Digest, November, 1992. "Little attention has been given to developing and coordinating well designed and carefully articulated programs for Hispanic bilingual college students of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds" Stabilizing Indigenous Languages: Additional Papers -- Papers describing bilingual education efforts for speakers of indigenous languages. Teaching Indigenous Languages -- An online text which examines the social and linguistic implications of teaching indigenous languages in public schools. The Bilingualism Database -- Resources on all aspects of bilingualism: education, identity, assessment, special education, health, language acquisition, and more. From the University of Birmingham. The Nuffield Languages Inquiry OnLine -- Where are we going with languages? A national (U.K.) online debate. Theoretical Principles of Bilingual Education -- A slide show reviewing the research basis for bilingual education. Based on the work of Jim Cummins. Why Bilingual Education? -- By Stephen Krashen. This article explains the rationale underlying good bilingual education programs and summarizes research findings about their effectiveness. Why Bilingualism/Biculturalism is Appropriate in Deaf Education -- Deaf bilingualism refers to the experience of and belief in the ability of deaf and hearing people to recognize ASL and English as distinctive languages with their own linguistic attributes and respect them as such. Ñandutí: FAQs: Benefits of Starting Language Learning Early -- Ñandutí focuses on foreign language learning in Grades K-8. Designed for parents, teachers and administrators. Ñandutí suggests practical, easily-implementable materials, resources, and techniques.
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