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Vignola, Marie-Josee – 1995
The study described here attempted to shed light on decision-making during first language (English) and second language (French) writing processes of French immersion program graduates. It also replicated part of a previous study on the role of first language (L1) writing skills and second language (L2) competence when writing in L2. A think-aloud…
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, English, Foreign Countries
Dicks, Joseph E. – 1995
Questioning the notion of a sensitive period for second language acquisition, this research examined students' interlanguage development in selected classes at two grades in early, middle, and late French immersion. These classes were administered the same verb tense tests: an oral elicited imitation test and written rational cloze test. Analysis…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cloze Procedure, College Students, Data Analysis

de Courcy, Michele – Language and Education, 1997
Reports results of a study conducted with learners of Chinese who were involved in a late immersion program in a graduate school of education in Australia. The aim of the project was to explore the depths of learners' experiences of learning Chinese in an immersion setting. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Educational Policy