03376nam 22005895 450 991045922180332120210114014226.01-283-14759-997866131475921-84769-311-310.21832/9781847693112(CKB)2560000000058916(EBL)718000(OCoLC)701057070(DE-B1597)513487(DE-B1597)9781847693112(MiAaPQ)EBC718000(EXLCZ)99256000000005891620200707h20102010 fg engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierATale of Two Schools Developing Sustainable Early Foreign Language Programs /Richard Donato, G. Richard TuckerBlue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2010]©20101 online resource (189 p.)New Perspectives on Language and EducationDescription based upon print version of record.1-84769-310-5 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 -- IndexThis 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 foreign language programs flourish and grow while other programs are reduced or eliminated from the school’s curriculum. Parallels with the theory and practice of environmental sustainable development are used as a framework for this analysis.New Perspectives on Language and EducationChildren -- LanguageLanguage acquisitionLanguage and languages -- Programmed instructionLanguage and languages -- Study and teachingElectronic books.Children -- Language.Language acquisition.Language and languages -- Programmed instruction.Language and languages -- Study and teaching.372.65Donato Richard, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1033722Tucker G. Richard, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910459221803321ATale of Two Schools2452410UNINA