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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED248719 AUTHOR: Houlton, David; King, Edith W.
TITLE: Mother Tongue Teaching in Britain and the United
States: Some Current Developments.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1984
NOTE: 28 p.; Paper presented at a Global Crossroads
Conference (Washington, DC, May 1984).
ABSTRACT: Recent developments and trends in the field of
native language instruction among language minority groups
in Britain and the United States support the growing
attitude that a multicultural curriculum reflecting
children's cultural experiences is appropriate, and the
development of multilingual materials and classroom
strategies has taken priority. In Britain this has taken
the form of a national effort, called the Mother Tongue
Project, including research on the linguistic diversity of
local communities and support for primary curriculum
development.
Instructional and supporting materials were developed from
this initiative. In the United States the initiatives have
taken the form of a federal bilingual education program,
with controversy focusing on both cost and program
direction. A variety of materials and programs have been
developed within this national trend, with varying results.
In Britain, arguments are strong for supporting children's
bilingualism. In the United States, school districts
confronted with growing immigrant populations are seeking
a middle ground between native and English language
emphasis.
What are clearly needed are further research, curricular
materials, and teacher education. (MSE)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Bilingual-Students; Comparative-Analysis;
Cultural-Pluralism; Educational-Philosophy; Educational
Trends; Foreign-Countries; Instructional-Materials;
Material
Development; Minority-Groups; Multicultural-Textbooks;
Multilingual-Materials; Publications-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Federal-Programs; *Immigrants-; *Limited
English-Speaking; *Multicultural-Education;
*Native-Language
Instruction
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