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Ryan, Ève – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2023
Drawing upon Darvin and Norton's framework of investment, this article explores the multiple factors underlying parents' commitment to bilingual education. I use open-ended responses on a survey to report on the motivations and experiences of parents who have enrolled their child in a French-English dual language immersion program. Findings…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, English Language Learners
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Smala, Simone – Language Learning Journal, 2014
This study presents an insight into content and language integrated learning (CLIL) practices in the Australian state of Queensland. The article comprises four main sections. The first section outlines the context of CLIL in Australia and Queensland; there follows a brief review of the literature on stakeholders in CLIL programmes, such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Harrop, Ena – Online Submission, 2012
CLIL is currently enjoying a surge in popularity across the world in its cross-curricular form. While the structural difficulties in implementing CLIL are often recognised, there is little discussion of its inherent limitations. Focusing on cross-curricular programmes, this article analyses critically four of CLIL's central claims against the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Curriculum Development, Educational Opportunities, Barriers
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Garcia, Paul A. – Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1990
Describes the Mount Washington German Magnet School in Kansas City, Missouri, a planned elementary (K-3) school that will provide students with the opportunity to participate in a German-English bilingual program. Parents choose either a total immersion or partial immersion program for students in this public, integrated school. (JL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, German, Immersion Programs
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Steindl, Michael – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1979
Describes three systems for teaching foreign children German along with their native language. Concludes that teaching various subjects in the foreign language aids in learning the language. Discusses the use of films, cassettes, etc. in a bilingual teaching approach to natural sciences, mathematics, and other subjects. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, German
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Roy, Robert R. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Proposes a model of immersion strategy based on an emphasis on communication and on the use of a great variety of teaching techniques. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, French
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Rolstad, Kellie – Bilingual Research Journal, 1997
An exploratory study used Los Angeles' Korean/English Bilingual Immersion Project (KEBIP) to examine effects of two-way immersion on ethnic identification of third-language speakers who received no first-language support from teachers. KEBIP participants were compared with ethnically matched students from other classrooms. Third-language students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education
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Genesee, Fred – Review of Educational Research, 1985
Second language immersion programs, originally developed in Canada some 20 years ago, have been implemented in a number of U.S. cities. Alternative forms of U.S. programs are described--enriched, magnet, and two-way bilingual--and research findings pertaining to the effectiveness of each are summarized and discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Billy, Lise – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Examines research on the effectiveness of bilingual French/English "immersion" programs v French/English "intensive" programs consisting of a regular curriculum in English plus an intensive five-month oral French program. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
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Genesee, Fred; Cloud, Nancy – Educational Leadership, 1998
Demographic, economic, and social realities make linguistic and cross-cultural competence essential skills for today's students. This article discusses three innovative program types that build on basic education while enriching it through second languages: second-language immersion for native English-speaking students; developmental bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Demography, Diversity (Student), Economic Factors
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Endt, Ernst – 1992
This bibliography lists publications concerned with bilingual education and immersion programs and how they are used in and outside of Canada. In the beginning, an overview is provided of publications from related disciplines that have brought crucial recognition to the fields of bilingual and immersion education. These include: second and foreign…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Lamarre, Nicole – 1990
The administration of French immersion program in an elementary school in Alberta, Canada, by anglophone principal with little or no knowledge of French is examined in this study. Interviews with eight anglophone elementary school principals found that a lack of knowledge of French was not perceived as a barrier to effective implementation of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Bilingual Education
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Barik, Henri; Swain, Marrill – Language Learning, 1975
The school performance of pupils in grades K-2 of the French immersion program in operation in Ottawa public schools is evaluated in comparison with that of pupils in the regular English program. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, FLES, French
Balboni, Paolo E. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique applique, 1998
This article suggests that the terms "bilingual education, multicultural education, bilingual instruction, and total immersion" refer to four distinct processes, each needing to be defined more clearly. To define them, a theoretical framework is proposed based on two sets of variables. The first set integrates the anthropological model of human…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Educational Theories
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Safty, Adel – Interchange, 1992
Focuses on the question of administration when French language immersion programs are integrated into English instruction schools. It is argued that bilingual administration would be better than unilingual in fulfilling immersion teachers' needs, helping lessen conflict, and provide the leadership needed for program integration into the school…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Bilingual Education, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Educational Administration
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