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Peer reviewedArmstrong, Penelope W.; Rogers, Jerry D. – Learning Languages, 1997
Examines the effect of foreign language education on the basic skills of elementary school students. A group of third-grade students given three 30-minute Spanish language lessons per week performed as well as or better than a control group (given no second-language instruction) on academic achievement tests. (ER)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Control Groups
Download full textWood, Emily – Learning Languages, 2006
The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annually presents the Melba Woodruff Award to an exemplary foreign language program in the nation. This year at the ACTFL conference in Baltimore, MD, the Eisenhower International School received this award for its outstanding immersion programs. International student exchanges at the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, International Educational Exchange, Professional Associations, Foreign Students
