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Nakuma, Constancio – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Argues, with a theoretical focus, that evidence of cross-linguistic influences on language use can and ought to be enlisted in second language (L2) attrition research to clean up "spontaneous speech data." Notes that since L2 attrition researchers have little control over the content of the spontaneous speech data they use, they need the…
Descriptors: Language Research, Language Skill Attrition, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing
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Boseker, Barbara J. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Examines factors underlying the disappearance of Native American languages, examines success stories of language maintenance, and offers possible solutions to the problem of the disappearance of these minority languages and the accompanying loss of cultural identity. (20 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Languages, Bilingualism, Case Studies
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Swain, Merrill; Johnson, Robert Keith – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Analyzes how Canadian immersion education has developed from its origins to the present in terms of a cycle guided by the interplay between theory and classroom practice of second- language acquisition. Johnson responds by questioning the extent to which bilingual education theory and practices are universal or context specific. (38 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Correction
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Tucker, G. Richard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Identifies five recurring themes in the literature on bilingualism: role of language policy or planning activities in educational reform; concern with nurturing the mother tongue and facilitating transfer of skills across languages; importing a model versus a "cycle of discovery"; practical problems that impede implementation of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)