Languages and Children: Making the Match : Foreign Language Instruction for an Early Start Grades K-8

by Curtain, Helena; Pesola, Carol Ann Bjornstad; Dahlberg, Carol Ann

• ISBN13: 9780801311406
• ISBN10: 0801311403
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Preface	vii
Introduction	xi
Key Concepts for Success: Elementary and Middle School Foreign Languages	xiii
RATIONALE, HISTORY, AND PROGRAM MODELS
Making the Case for Early Foreign Language Programs	1	(14)
Learning from the Past to Enhance the Present and the Future	15	(14)
Selecting and Developing a Program Model	29	(22)
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS, LANGUAGE, CONTENT, AND CULTURE
Building Programs on a Solid Foundation: From Theory to Practice	51	(22)
Learning from the Experiences of Immersion Programs	73	(24)
Language, Culture, and Curriculum Interact: Creating an Environment for Communication	97	(50)
Language, Culture, and Curriculum Interact: Drawing on the Whole Curriculum	147	(28)
Language, Culture, and Curriculum Interact: Experiencing Culture in the Classroom	175	(22)
PLANNING, ASSESSMENT, AND TEACHERS
Making It Happen: Planning Curriculum and Day-to-Day Instruction	197	(20)
Using Assessment to Help Students and Programs Grow	217	(24)
Preparing Teachers for Early Language Programs	241	(12)
EARLY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN PRACTICE
Implementing Programs: Budgets, Staffing, and Other Practical Issues	253	(30)
Stocking the Foreign Language Classroom with Materials and Resources	283	(34)
Bringing Language to Life: Choosing and Creating Classroom Activities	317	(144)
Appendixes
A Sample Lesson Plans	375	(18)
B Sources for Professional Information and Support	393	(8)
C Sources for Classroom Materials and Supplies	401	(6)
D Sample Objectives for Subject Content Areas and Culture	407	(23)
E A Core Library for the Foreign Language Teacher, Grades K-8	430	(3)
F Passwords in English, French, German, and Spanish	433	(2)
G Foreign Languages at the Middle Level	435	(26)
Works Cited	461	(10)
Index	471