The
February 2003 issue offers:
ON
THE COVER - Tony Donovan explains the use
of knotted cords as a means of communication among the ancient
Inca people.
HERITAGE
LANGUAGES: Laurie Olsen reports on a new survey of
school language heritage programs in the U.S. Elmano Costa examines
the efforts of a community to make Portuguese part of the local
language curriculum.
WORLD LANGUAGES: Whenever a language group comes into contact
with another, there is an inevitable struggle for dominance. Lori
Langer de Ramírez discusses the dilemma in an African
context and its implications for teachers in the U.S.
BILINGUAL EDUCATION: Tim Conrad describes an experimental
bilingual program where kids learn English one day and Spanish
the next.
DIALECTS: The official language of the Bahamas is English,
more British than American, and generally intertwined with a special
Bahamian dialect. Walt Wolfram, Becky Childs, Jeffrey Reaser
and Benjamin Torbert report.
ELECTRONIC EDUCATION: Li-Lee Tunceren exp-lores the
effective impact of technology on her ESL classroom.
LANGUAGE TRAVEL: Rich World reports on learning
Spanish in Colombia.
LANGUAGE STRUCTURE: Ann Cook examines Word
Connections in Spoken American English.
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