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Heineke, Amy J.; Davin, Kristin J. – Modern Language Journal, 2021
The Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) is a language policy that has gained traction across the United States as stakeholders seek to recognize students' competencies in languages other than English. Despite its potential to enhance language proficiency and encourage participation in language education, the SoBL has been unevenly implemented, with…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Stranger--Johannessen, Espen; Norton, Bonny – Modern Language Journal, 2017
The African Storybook (ASb) is a digital initiative that promotes multilingual literacy for African children by providing openly licenced children's stories in multiple African languages, as well as English, French, and Portuguese. Based on Darvin and Norton's (2015) model of identity and investment, and drawing on the Douglas Fir Group's (2016)…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Social Capital
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Mozgalina, Anastasia; Ryshina-Pankova, Marianna – Modern Language Journal, 2015
Achievement of advanced literacy as a goal of foreign language (FL) study within the available amount of time requires that FL departments construct a well-articulated program and optimize student learning at each stage of the curriculum. One essential element of such optimization is the development of assessment procedures to place students into…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
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Turnbull, Miles; Cormier, Marianne; Bourque, Jimmy – Modern Language Journal, 2011
This article reports analysis of data collected from a quasi-experimental study in 2 Canadian late French immersion science classes. We examine if, how, and when the first language (L1) is used when students in the first years of their second language learning talk about complex science concepts. We compare differences in groups following a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Oral Language, French, Immersion Programs
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Kim, Youb – Modern Language Journal, 2008
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of 2 different instructional approaches to language instruction--integrated (oral plus written) versus oral-only instruction--in developing oral language skills of young students learning English as a second language (ESL). Drawing upon 2 competing research perspectives on young…
Descriptors: Intervention, Oral Language, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
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Kern, Richard; Schultz, Jean Marie – Modern Language Journal, 2005
This article argues for a context-sensitive, integrative approach to research on reading, writing, and related text-based practices in second language acquisition (SLA). The approach views literacy not as universal psycholinguistic processes but as constellations of social, cognitive, and linguistic practices that vary with situational and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literature, Literacy, Second Language Instruction