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Ahooja, Alexa; Ballinger, Susan – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This case study examines the second language socialization of migrant-background (MB) students (n = 8) enrolled in a Greater Montréal public primary school, where the language of instruction is French. This examination includes MB students' experiences learning French and learning through French, and the impact of their knowledge of other…
Descriptors: Socialization, Immigrants, Student Attitudes, French
Ballinger, Susan; Brouillard, Melanie; Ahooja, Alexa; Kircher, Ruth; Polka, Linda; Byers-Heinlein, Krista – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
The current paper describes a study that sought to determine the beliefs, practices, and needs of parents living in Montreal, Quebec, who were raising their children bi/multilingually. The parents (N = 27) participated in a total of nine focus group and individual interviews in which they discussed their family language policies (language…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Family Relationship, French, Language Attitudes
Ballinger, Susan – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2017
Previous studies have shown that immersion students tend to speak the majority language during peer interactions, regardless of the language of instruction or their dominant language. Researchers have argued that the societal status of the majority language presents an obstacle to providing equitable support for both languages of instruction. To…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ballinger, Susan; Lyster, Roy – Language Teaching Research, 2011
This study examines the Spanish use of students and teachers at a US two-way immersion school. Students and teachers from Grades 1, 3, and 8 (5-6-year-olds, 7-8-years-olds, and 12-13-year-olds, respectively) were observed and interviewed, and students completed questionnaires to determine what factors influenced their language of choice and their…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Oral Language, Language of Instruction, Questionnaires