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Peer reviewedHepworth, Janice C. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Assesses the importance and implications of the 'critical period' in second-language learning, which occurs when second-language learning overlaps primary language learning, ages two to thirteen. (LG)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)
Download full textPaulston, Christina Bratt – 1977
The goal of European immigrants to the United States was characterized by the "melting pot" image up until the late 1960's. Then a trend of revival of the identity of ethnic minorities changed the slogan to "from the melting pot to the salad bowl." Cultural pluralism and maintenance of native languages became the goals of the movement. The massive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism
