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MacNab, G. L. – 1981
This paper reviews the results of research on various programs for learning French as a second language from kindergarten to grade 11 or 12 in selected Canadian school systems. Generally, it examines the effects of a number of factors on French learning, such as student selection procedures and student ability, starting age, total amount of time…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedCummins, Jim – Canadian Journal of Education, 1983
Reviews impact of Canadian French immersion research on theoretical conceptions of bilingualism and biliteracy and identifies four major issues: effects of bilingualism on children's cognitive and academic development; effects of intensity of school exposure to the second language; the "optimal age" issue; and the suitability of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
