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Words and Their Changing Ways

Alexander, J. Estill; Burns, Paul C. – Elementary English, 1974

Suggests activities for teaching elementary students about types of word-meaning changes. (JH)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Programs

An Analysis of Verb Form and Function in the Speech of French Immersion Pupils. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 14.

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Harley, Birgit; Swain, Merrill – 1977

This pilot study investigates the performance in French of five English-speaking children, who are enrolled in their sixth year of a primary French immersion program in a Toronto elementary school. From speech data obtained in individual interviews, an analysis is made of the students' control of the French verb system. The subjects are found to…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Elementary Education

L'Apprentissage du Francais Langue Seconde en Classe d'Immersion dans un Milieu Torontois (Learning French as a Second Language in Immersion Classes in a Toronto Environment). Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 1.

Dumas, Guy; And Others – 1973

Examples of the spontaneous speech in French of native English speakers, average age 7.6 years, were collected at the end of their second year in a French immersion program. Results show that the native language strongly influences second language speech production. While vocabulary and pronunciation are of course predominantly French, the…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, English