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Realizing the Vision of Quality PreK–5 Spanish Language Programs: A Longitudinal Perspective

Audrey L. Heining-Boynton
- 01 Jan 2018 - 
- Vol. 100, Iss: 5, pp 157-162
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In this paper, the authors offer a candid overview of the past one hundred years of pre-k-fifth grade Spanish language teaching and learning in the United States, including programs, program models, and factors that impact the success of learners and programs.
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Abstract:This essay offers a candid overview of the past one hundred years of preK–fifth grade Spanish language teaching and learning in the United States. Among the topics addressed are numbers of programs, program models, and factors that impact the success of learners and programs.

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PreK–5 Foreign Language Programs: No Longer an Endangered Species?

Mary Jo Adams
- 01 Jan 2018 - 
TL;DR: For example, this paper reported that despite the rapid expansion of dual-language and immersion programs, teacher training and certification programs will need to be accessible and affordable for new teachers entering the profession and for those that need additional training in order to be qualified to teach in dual immersion programs.
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Celebrating 100 Years of Hispania: Overview and Response

Frank Nuessel
- 01 Jan 2018 - 
TL;DR: In 2018, the 100th anniversary of the publication of the journal Hispania was celebrated at the Modern Language Association (MLA) session on Visionary Essays: The Future of Spanish and Portuguese (Hispania 2017).
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Using FLES History to Plan for the Present and Future

TL;DR: In this article, the history of FLES in the United States is examined and six other important and recurring reasons for FLES decline in the fifties and sixties are explored.
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Elementary School Foreign Language Teaching: Lessons Learned Over Three Decades (1980-2010)

TL;DR: This article conducted interviews with 16 leaders in the field of early language education to elicit their views on such topics as program models, instructional approaches, proficiency assessment, and advocacy, and 10 lessons learned are presented in the form of recommendations for the expansion of proficiency-based language programs in elementary schools.