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Direct linkAlissa Patricia Wolters – ProQuest LLC, 2023
We examined spelling errors patterns, cohesive ties, and syntax features in English and Spanish essays written by Spanish-English emergent bilinguals in Grades 1, 2, and 3 (N = 278; 51% female) enrolled in either English immersion or English-Spanish dual immersion programs. In Study 1, we addressed whether students made consistent spelling errors…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Download full textJoy, Rhonda – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2011
The study reported on in this paper investigated the concurrent development of spelling in children learning two languages. The study compared over time and between languages the types of spelling errors made in English as a first language and French as a second. Fortyseven grade one English-speaking children completed an English and French…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, Spelling, Spelling Instruction
Hamayan, Else; And Others – 1976
This study represents an attempt to describe the second-language competence of English-speaking children who are learning French as a second language. The performance of fourth- and sixth-grade children taking part in a French immersion program was compared to that of French-speaking children of the same age using an elicited imitation task. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedPolitzer, Robert L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Reviews research on the language learner and immersion-type bilingual education programs. It is noted that formal foreign language teaching may be needed in these programs for primary school children. It is suggested that research is needed and that a combination of functional and formal approaches be used. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Error Patterns, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency
Swain, Merrill – 1975
This paper analyzes short stories written in English and French by French immersion pupils at the Grade 3 level. Their English writing skills are compared to those of Grade 3 pupils in a regular English program. Aspects of their writing skills which are examined include vocabulary skills, technical skills (punctuation, capitalization and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Capitalization (Alphabetic)
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
