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Chen, Mengyao – Journal of Education, 2023
This study reviews the emerging studies on the topic of Chinese immersion programs in the U.S. The effectiveness of Chinese immersion programs has been proved to have positive impacts on students' language proficiency, academic performance, and cognitive development. However, challenges in curriculum and instructions, behavior management, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency, Academic Achievement
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Cummins, 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
Hernandez-Chavez, Eduardo; And Others – 1982
A response to the de Kanter/Baker draft report, "The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education: A Review of the Literature," the monograph argues that: the report contains many misinterpretations of theoretical work in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and educational research and of the empirical evidence on the efficacy of second language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education