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Curriculum Bridging across Chinese and English Instructional Times in a One-Way Dual Language Education Program
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Wang, Tiange; Lee, Jin Sook – Bilingual Research Journal, 2023
In response to the limitations presented by restrictive language separation practices in dual language immersion programs, this study describes a curriculum bridging approach that was undertaken by a group of teachers in a one-way Chinese English Dual Language Education program to promote and build on students' full linguistic repertoires. The…
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The (Heterogeneous) Effect of CLIL on Content-Subject and Cognitive Acquisition in Primary Education: Evidence from a Counterfactual Analysis in Italy
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Virdia, Simone – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This article claims to provide evidence on whether content-subject and cognitive achievement vary in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and non-CLIL classrooms in the framework of a newly introduced CLIL programme in Italy. A standardized and validated science test (TIMSS) was administered to a sample 988 fourth-grade students. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Dispelling the Monolingual Myth: Exploring Literacy Outcomes in Australian Bilingual Programmes
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Fielding, Ruth; Harbon, Lesley – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
The enduring monolingual mindset in English-speaking countries results in widespread belief that additional language learning takes time away from literacy in the societal language. Yet, extensive research has shown that time spent learning additional languages enhances learners' literacy skills, providing first language literacy is sufficiently…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning