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Download full textGardner, Robert C.; Desrochers, Alain M. – 1980
This paper reviews the research on second language acquisition and bilingualism conducted in Canada over the past decade (1970-79). The material on second language acquisition is presented under the followinq headings: approaches to second language instruction, individual differences and second language acquisition, and effects of second language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Individual Differences
Stern, H. H.; Weinrib, Alice – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1978
This article discusses the historical background of bilingual education and the directions bilingual education has taken in the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and other European countries. Findings concerning the effectiveness of bilingual programs are reported. (CFM)
Descriptors: Age, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes
Uzawa, Kozue – Journal of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, 1994
In this Canadian college study, 22 Japanese, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners' translation processes and writings were examined and contrasted with the same group's first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) writing performance. All subjects (aged 19-23 years) had been educated in Japan in Japanese prior to attending English-language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Poliquin, Gaetane – 1988
A discussion of the use of songs to teach French as a second language focuses on the value of songs in teaching aspects of pronunciation. An introductory section describes the benefits of songs as instructional material, particularly to impart cultural information about Quebec to Canadian anglophones. Three sections outline justifications for the…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
Desjarlais, Lionel; Lazar, Avrim – 1976
This study is concerned with the teaching of French grammar to native speakers at the elementary level and specifically considers whether or not students are psychologically ready to handle concepts entailed in the formal instruction of grammar. The sample included 5,900 students in grades 4 through 8 in French schools in Ontario. Subjects…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Hillion, Mariette; And Others – 1995
This study, reported entirely in French, investigated reasons for deaf secondary students' delay in acquisition of reading skills. The study examined relationships between the students' individual cognitive styles, use of Quebec Sign Language, reading in French, and reading strategies. Subjects were 24 students enrolled in one school, paired in a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
PDF pending restorationPaulston, Christina Bratt – 1977
This paper discusses some major theories of social and educational change (e.g., evolutionary theory, structural functional theory, systems theory, group conflict theory, and cultural revival and social movement theory), and delineates the identification and interpretation of variables relevant to an understanding of bilingual education within the…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Pluralism
