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The Immersion Approach: Litmus Test of Second Language Acquisition Through Classroom Communication.
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Hammerly, Hector – Modern Language Journal, 1987
Reviews the results of six studies which indicated that the output of students involved in an immersion program was linguistically faulty, and suggests ways in which immersion programs can be made more effective and lead to greater linguistic competence as well as communicative competence in its students. (CB)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education