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Meakins, Felicity; Wigglesworth, Gillian – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
In situations of language endangerment, the ability to understand a language tends to persevere longer than the ability to speak it. As a result, the possibility of language revival remains high even when few speakers remain. Nonetheless, this potential requires that those with high levels of comprehension received sufficient input as children for…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Child Language, Language Variation, Foreign Countries
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De Courcy, Michele – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
This report discusses an investigation on the processes involved in the acquisition of French by students in late immersion programs in Australia. An ethnographic style of data collection was used in the study, which covered a full year. (Contains 14 references.) (JL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, French