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A tale of two schools: Developing sustainable early foreign language programs by Donato, Richard, Tucker, G. Richard

“…This volume documents a sixteen-year longitudinal study of two elementary schools in which Spanish and Japanese foreign language programs were implemented and…”
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Heritage Language Development: Understanding the Roles of Ethnic Identity and Saturday School Participation by Chinen, Kiyomi, Tucker, G. Richard

“…This paper reports on a study of 31 Japanese-American adolescents enrolled in a Saturday Japanese heritage school (JHL) in Los Angeles. The study examined the…”
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Content-Based Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Discourse Perspective by Pessoa, Silvia, Hendry, Heather, Donato, Richard, Tucker, G. Richard, Lee, Hyewon

“…: Although a substantial amount of professional literature argues for the potential benefits of content‐based instruction, limited research exists on how this…”
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K-12 Language Learning and Foreign Language Educational Policy: A School-Based Perspective by DONATO, RICHARD, TUCKER, G. RICHARD

“…By researching and documenting successes and challenges of microlevel school-based acquisition planning, important issues can be brought to light concerning…”
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The Challenge of Global Literacy: An Ideal Opportunity for Liberal Professional Education by Nair, Indira, Norman, Marie, Tucker, G. Richard, Burkert, Amy

“…Within higher education in the United States and Canada, calls to promote global awareness and global literacy among undergraduate students have become…”
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Multilingualism and Language Contact: An Introduction by Tucker, G. Richard

“…The centrality of multilingualism as a world-wide phenomenon is examined, and six issues needing attention are identified: the variable impact of official…”
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Innovative Language Education Programmes for Heritage Language Students: The Special Case of Puerto Ricans? by Tucker, G. Richard

“…In this paper, I discuss current interest in educational reform in Puerto Rico, the need for better and more appropriate assessment tools, the growing…”
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Some Thoughts Concerning Innovative Language Education Programmes by Tucker, G. Richard

“…Identifies five recurring themes in the literature on bilingualism: role of language policy or planning activities in educational reform; concern with…”
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Language Contact and Change: Summary Observations by Tucker, G. Richard

“…Provides summary observations to this special issue of the journal on language contact and language change, examining concerns, major crosscutting themes, and…”
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Converging Evidence: Attitudes, Achievements, and Instruction in the Later Years of FLES by Donate, Richard, Tucker, G. Richard, Wudthayagorn, Jirada, Igarashi, Kanae

“…: The purpose of this study was to document and evaluate the sixth year of a typical 75‐minute per week FLES (Foreign Language Learning in the Elementary…”
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The Applied Linguist, School Reform, and Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for the Coming Decade by Tucker, G. Richard

“…In this presentation, I propose to describe briefly the rapidly changing demography of the U.S. school population and the implications of these changes for…”
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What Does a Novice Look Like?: Describing the Grammar and Discourse of Young Learners of Japanese by Igarashi, Kanae, Wudthayagorn, Jirada, Donato, Richard, Tucker, G. Richard

“…Describes diverse aspects of the speaking proficiency of novice-low to novice-mid level foreign language in the elementary school students and to identify the…”
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The English-Only Movement: Myths, Reality, and Implications for Psychology by Padilla, Amado M, Lindholm, Kathryn J, Chen, Andrew, Durán, Richard, Hakuta, Kenji, Lambert, Wallace, Tucker, G. Richard

“…The scientific literature relevant to the arguments for and against the English-only movement is reviewed, to determine whether the Resolution Against English…”
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Language input in the bilingual classroom and its relationship to second language achievement by Tucker, Richard G, Hamayan, Else V

“…Die Autoren werfen zwei Fragen auf: 1.) In welcher Beziehung steht der fremdsprachige Input des Lehrers, bestimmt durch die Haeufigkeit einzelner Strukturen…”
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Applied Linguist, School Reform, and Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for the Coming Decade by Tucker, G. Richard

“…In this presentation, I propose to describe briefly the rapidly changing demography of the U.S. school population and the implications of these changes for…”
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Monitoring and Assessing a Japanese FLES Program: Ambiance and Achievement by Donato, Richard

“…Reports on the third year of a research project to document and evaluate an innovative foreign language in elementary schools (FLES) program in Japanese for…”
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Differential Linguistic Development of Japanese Language Learners in Elementary School by Antonek, Janis L, Donato, Richard, Tucker, Richard

“…Presents the fourth year of research on a project documenting and evaluating a core Japanese foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) program. Data are…”
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White and Negro Listeners' Reactions to Various American-English Dialects by Tucker, G. Richard, Lambert, Wallace E.

“…Samples of the taped speech of representatives of six American-English dialect groups (Network, Educated White Southern, Educated Negro Southern, Mississippi…”
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Documenting Growth in a Japanese FLES Program by Tucker, G. Richard

“…Describes the implementation and evaluation of the second year of a three-year pilot project to teach Japanese to students at a Pittsburgh elementary school…”
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A Multiple Perspectives Analysis of a Japanese FLES Program by Donato, Richard

“…This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of the first year of a three-year pilot project to teach Japanese to all students in…”
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