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UNINA9910818041603321 |
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Autore |
Donato Richard |
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Titolo |
A Tale of Two Schools : Developing Sustainable Early Foreign Language Programs / / Richard Donato, G. Richard Tucker |
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Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14759-9 |
9786613147592 |
1-84769-311-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Collana |
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New Perspectives on Language and Education |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children -- Language |
Language acquisition |
Language and languages -- Programmed instruction |
Language and languages -- Study and teaching |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: A Tale of Two Schools -- 2. Program Development and Implementation -- 3. A Comprehensive Model of Program Evaluation -- 4. Documenting Student Language Achievement -- 5. Documenting Language Program Development: The Views of Parents, Children and their Teachers. -- 6. The Sustainability of Early Language Learning Programs -- 7. Emergent Themes of Successful Programs -- 8. Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix A. Modified ACTFL Rubric for the Presentational Mode of Communication of Intermediate Level Learners -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume documents a sixteen-year longitudinal study of two elementary schools in which Spanish and Japanese foreign language programs were implemented and evaluated. Evaluation of the programs involved documenting children’s language development, assessing the attitudes of various constituents, and examining critical issues related to the introduction and successful operation of a well articulated sequential foreign language program in schools. The volume concludes with a discussion of possible reasons why over time certain sequential |
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