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Peer reviewedCummins, Jim – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2001
Outlines a framework for academic language learning that highlights the importance of focusing instructionally on meaning, language, and use. Reviews research that suggests that to develop students' academic language proficiency in bilingual or trilingual contexts, instruction must focus extensively on the processing of comprehensible input.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing
