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Direct linkHickey, Tina M. – Language and Education, 2007
A central tenet of two-way immersion has been that the minority language children benefit from mother-tongue support in addition to instruction and interaction in the majority language (usually English) with their peers in high prestige programmes, while the English speakers gain valuable opportunities for peer interaction in their L2 with native…
Descriptors: Irish, Immersion Programs, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning
Helle, Tuija – 1985
French immersion programs were initiated in Ontario and Quebec 20 years ago in the search for more effective second language instruction methods, and by September 1975 had spread to all Canadian provinces. The emphasis is on communication, with subject matter taught in French. The programs have been very effective, resulting in successful…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Cummins, Jim – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1982
Responding to O. Weininger's concern about Early French Immersion (EFI) programs, the author declares that evaluations from all over Canada have shown that EFI students achieve high levels of French proficiency at no apparent academic cost. Other objections to Weininger's conclusions are also raised. (PP)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Foreign Countries
Morgan, G. A. V. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1982
In response to O. Weininger's article, programs in various countries are cited in defense of the efficacy of early language immersion. The importance of flexibility is stressed, as is need to examine bilingual immersion in the light of educational, social, linguistic, and "political" goals, as well as psychological theory. (PP)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language
Weininger, O. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1982
The importance of fully exploring the values and limitations of early language immersion programs is reiterated. The need to take children's class advantages into account in judging the effectiveness of such programs is emphasized. (PP)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Family School Relationship
Weininger, O. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1982
Two major questions are discussed concerning early language immersion: (1) Is it necessarily the best way to acquire a second language permanently and naturally? and (2) Does it provide a genuinely enriching experience for a young child? The author urges caution in interpreting research and consideration of other paths to biculturalism. (PP)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Download full textSelinker, Larry – 1988
Six papers on interlanguage are presented. The first, "Language Transfer," experimentally tests Robert Lado's contrastive analysis principles on the transfer of language skills to second language acquisition. The second paper, called "Interlanguage," builds on this work in discussing the structured nature of interlanguage and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
