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Shum, Kathy Kar-man; Au, Terry Kit-fong; Romo, Laura F.; Jun, Sun-Ah – Language Learning and Development, 2021
Do learners of a second language (L2) need frequent contact with native speakers of that language in order to master its phonology? What if they hear audio recordings of native speakers and receive immediate corrective feedback about their perception? We used a randomized controlled experiment with 135 Chinese speakers (with English as their L2)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Error Correction
Whitacre, Michael – International Journal of Instruction, 2015
The central focus of this study was to determine the overall perceptions of school administrators, and the district bilingual coordinator on transferring theory to classroom practice, implementation, as viewed by those involved in the implementation process of the Gómez and Gómez Model of Dual Language Education. Responses were solicited from…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Spanish, Theory Practice Relationship, Models
Whiting, Erin; Feinauer, Erika; VanDerwerken, Douglas – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
Scholars who work with Latino/as in the USA have long been calling for a more nuanced understanding of the heterogeneity of the US-based Latino population. Two-way Immersion (TWI) bilingual education programmes are an interesting context in which to examine the Latino parent communities in the USA. Overall, the language enrichment nature of TWI…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Parent Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Language Enrichment
Nault, Dianne M. – Learning Languages, 2007
In immersion programs, language is not directly taught, but rather embedded into the content of a lesson. The target language is the medium of the lesson, not the object of the instruction. A story provides a language experience and encourages students to participate actively in the lesson. Children are also more apt to learn and retain ideas and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Immersion Programs, Picture Books, American Indians
Nel, Mirna; Theron, Linda – South African Journal of Education, 2008
Some Grade 4 educators have expressed feelings of ineptitude regarding the support of ESL (English Second Language) learners with limited English proficiency as they do not know how to support these learners effectively. Their litany emphasises ESL educators' need for supportive and preventive intervention. A story-based Language Enrichment…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Language Enrichment, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)