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Direct linkBerube, Daniel; Marinova-Todd, Stefka H. – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2012
The relationship between first language (L1) typology, defined as the classification of languages according to their structural characteristics (e.g. phonological systems and writing systems), and the development of second (L2) and third (L3) language skills and literacy proficiency in multilingual children was investigated in this study. The…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multilingualism, Language Classification, Grade 4
Peer reviewedLyster, Roy – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Describes weaknesses in the sociolinguistic competence of second-language (L2) learners as documented by research in immersion contexts. The article discusses findings with reference to adolescent native speakers' use of question forms, conditionals, and second-person pronouns across two levels of formality in written and oral productions. (48…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, French, High School Students
Peer reviewedCox, Terry B. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1995
Reports on a study that monitored and corrected the writing of bilingual Fransaskois students and immersion graduates in the same class. The study's objectives were to determine whether francophones and anglophones made similar or different mistakes and whether the two groups could be taught together without prejudice. Both groups made similar…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Correction
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 2000
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for high school French immersion, as revised in 1998. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum revision, links between the core curriculum and French immersion, underlying principles of second language instruction, the revised curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Dicks, Joseph E. – 1995
Questioning the notion of a sensitive period for second language acquisition, this research examined students' interlanguage development in selected classes at two grades in early, middle, and late French immersion. These classes were administered the same verb tense tests: an oral elicited imitation test and written rational cloze test. Analysis…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cloze Procedure, College Students, Data Analysis
Sanders, Margaret – 1992
This handbook is designed to help teachers of French Canadian immersion students plan effective language learning experiences for their students in the transition year to English instruction. In the transition year, French immersion students are first introduced to formal instruction in English. This introduction presents a unique challenge for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
