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Peer reviewedYu, Vivienne W. S.; Atkinson, Paul A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988
Examination of the correctness of expression of Hong Kong secondary school students in English immersion courses found that, while most pupils obtained average grades in Chinese composition writing, the majority performed below average in English composition writing, and that many pupils lacked the communicative competence to write effectively in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDay, Elaine M.; Shapson, Stan M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
The British Columbia French Speaking Test, administered to grade 3 immersion students, measured their speaking skills through a story- retelling and group discussion task. When 110 immersion children were compared to 25 Francophone children, results indicated that the immersion children were comparable to the francophones in communicative skills…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education, FLES
