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Chen, Mengyao – Journal of Education, 2023
This study reviews the emerging studies on the topic of Chinese immersion programs in the U.S. The effectiveness of Chinese immersion programs has been proved to have positive impacts on students' language proficiency, academic performance, and cognitive development. However, challenges in curriculum and instructions, behavior management, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency, Academic Achievement
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Bialystok, Ellen – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
Bilingual education has been an educational option in many countries for over 50 years but it remains controversial, especially in terms of its appropriateness for all children. The present review examines research evaluating the outcomes of bilingual education for language and literacy levels, academic achievement, and suitability for children…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language Proficiency, Academic Achievement, English Language Learners
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Haj-Broussard, Michelle – Research Issues in Contemporary Education, 2018
At the time of the demise of bilingual education in California via Proposition 227, Chueng and Drabkin (1999) discussed the unchecked prevalence of poorly run bilingual programs and the apathetic administrators who provided inadequate oversight in terms of ensuring program quality. Proponents of dual language immersion programs hope to avoid this…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Bilingual Education Programs, Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning
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Polanco, Paul; Luft de Baker, Doris – Athens Journal of Education, 2018
The purpose of this review is to provide a comparison of reading outcomes of the two most popular bilingual programs in the United States: Transitional Bilingual Education and Two-way Bilingual programs. To provide context, we present a theoretical framework and a brief historical perspective on how these programs came to gain popularity. We…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Immersion Programs, Educational History, Outcomes of Education
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Baker, Doris Luft; Basaraba, Deni Lee; Polanco, Paul – Review of Research in Education, 2016
The authors of this chapter review empirical studies that have been conducted in bilingual education to propose a future research agenda that incorporates the most recent evidence on the effectiveness of bilingual programs, advances in neuroscience, and the body of evidence of the benefits of being bilingual and biliterate. They first describe the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Bilingualism, Bilingual Education, Futures (of Society)
Smith, Samuel – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1988
Research concerning the success factors in language immersion education is reviewed, focusing on five major schools of thought. First, the traditional model for immersion research, implemented in a Montreal (Canada) suburb is examined. Then three studies of the influence of affective variables in immersion program success are examined, and it is…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
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Willig, Ann C. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1981
A recent report by the U.S. Department of Education on the effectiveness of bilingual education programs reflects numerous issues that are at the very core of bilingual education. Two of these issues and their implications are discussed: the purpose of bilingual education and the nature of bilingual education programs. (Author/NQA)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Immersion Programs
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Majhanovich, Suzanne – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1993
This article reviews 30 years of experience with French immersion second-language instruction and concludes that most children with learning disabilities can benefit from the experience of a bilingual (immersion) education. For children with language handicaps who need to learn a second language, bilingual (immersion) instruction is better than…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, French, Immersion Programs, Instructional Effectiveness
Dolson, David P. – 1985
The characteristics of Canadian language immersion, bilingual education, and modified immersion programs are described, and their characteristics are compared with research findings on the characteristics of effective dual language programs. The information provided is intended to assist policymakers, educators, and community leaders in making…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs
Curtain, Helena Anderson – 1986
A discussion of the immersion approach to second language instruction contains: a description of the approach and its goals; a brief history of its introduction into public schools; a description of the most common immersion program designs (early total, early partial, middle or delayed, and late); a review of available information on program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Elementary Education, Immersion Programs
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Cummins, James – International Review of Education, 1978
This paper examines the evidence on negative effects associated with Irish immersion programs and concludes that even in earlier immersion schools, which frequently lacked parental support, there is little evidence of detrimental academic effects. Many Irish immersion teachers emphasized the importance of parental commitment to immersion…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
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Reyes, Sharon Adelman – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2001
Examines essential components of quality two-way bilingual immersion programs. Discusses language acquisition research underlying context-embedded content-area instruction in a second language; research on the benefits of bilingualism in terms of academic, cognitive, and metalinguistic development; and the link between bilingualism and positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Research
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Mora, Jill Kerper; Wink, Joan; Wink, Dawn – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
Describes dual language instruction models, and presents a paradigm for examining congruence among theoretical models, teacher beliefs, and actual classroom practices to determine program effectiveness. Examples illustrate implementation pitfalls. Analysis of Proposition 227 finds it to be a decontextualized procedural model; it has an incoherent…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Criticism, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Hernandez-Chavez, Eduardo; And Others – 1982
A response to the de Kanter/Baker draft report, "The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education: A Review of the Literature," the monograph argues that: the report contains many misinterpretations of theoretical work in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and educational research and of the empirical evidence on the efficacy of second language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Helena H.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – 1983
A study of elementary school foreign language programs in eight states yielded information about the status and design of language immersion, revitalized foreign language in the elementary schools (FLES), and foreign language experience (FLEX) programs. Immersion programs consist of the usual curriculum content presented entirely in a second…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
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