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Chun, Judith – Working Papers on Bilingualism, 1979
This study explores the role of the language learning situation by comparing the speech of children in an immersion program, children learning a second language in a natural setting, and native French children. Three groups of children participated in the study: (1) 39 children (Grades K, 1, 3, 5) in a French immersion program in the U.S.; (2) 13…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Environment, Error Analysis (Language)
Donovan, L. G. – Selecta, 1985
The Natural Approach to second language instruction has theoretical flaws and tends to reverse teaching methods that have been used successfully for many years. The approach exaggerates the presumed failure of previous language programs and ignores some important characteristics of children's language learning processes. It assumes that explicit…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Children, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
