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2003

California State University, San Bernardino

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Full-Text Articles in Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

After-School Programs For English Learners: A Consideration Of Age And Proficiency Levels In Effective Reading Remediation, Darrel P. Nickolaisen Jan 2003

After-School Programs For English Learners: A Consideration Of Age And Proficiency Levels In Effective Reading Remediation, Darrel P. Nickolaisen

Theses Digitization Project

This study reviews characteristics and needs of struggling readers from different age groups. It summarizes special needs characterizing english language learners in relation to reading remediation programs and compare such programs relative effectiveness for younger and older elementary students at various levels of English proficiency.


Two-Way Immersion: Parental Choice For A Successful And Culturally Diverse Future, Margarita Esperanza Machado-Casas Jan 2003

Two-Way Immersion: Parental Choice For A Successful And Culturally Diverse Future, Margarita Esperanza Machado-Casas

Theses Digitization Project

This study focuses on parental choice for student placement in Two-Way Immersion classes as optional bilingual education. Parents who have their children enrolled in a TWI program in Banning, California responded to a questionnaire and were interviewed about their decision. The analysis of the data indicates that parents value cultural diversity and second language acquisition.


Has The Passage Of Proposition 227 Had An Effect On The Redesignation Rates Of English Language Learners In The Rialto Unified School District?, Moises Mauricio Merlos Jan 2003

Has The Passage Of Proposition 227 Had An Effect On The Redesignation Rates Of English Language Learners In The Rialto Unified School District?, Moises Mauricio Merlos

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a study that would test whether the promise of students learning to speak English fluently in a shorter amount of time was met by Proposition 227.


Critical Dialogue: A Study Of Social Justice And Academic Language In Emergent Literacy, Anna Teresa Vãsquez Jan 2003

Critical Dialogue: A Study Of Social Justice And Academic Language In Emergent Literacy, Anna Teresa Vãsquez

Theses Digitization Project

This project documents the implementation of the Critical Dialogue Instructional Framework and analyzes the development of emergent writer's use of academic language functions .


Academic Competence For Technical Reading In English As A Foreign Language, Mei-Fen Chen Jan 2003

Academic Competence For Technical Reading In English As A Foreign Language, Mei-Fen Chen

Theses Digitization Project

This project offers a strategy-based curriculum designed to increase academic competence in technical reading for Taiwanese students of English as a foreign language. Strategies include acquiring specialized vocabulary words, enhancing background knowledge, and increasing metacognitive awareness.


Coaching As A Teaching Model In English As A Foreign Language Classroom, Sunhwa Won Jan 2003

Coaching As A Teaching Model In English As A Foreign Language Classroom, Sunhwa Won

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to examine interactive methodologies which provide effective EFL instruction and curricula that foster listening, speaking, and reading through the teaching of writing, peer review, and oral presentation skills.