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Direct linkTedick, Diane J.; Wesely, Pamela M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2015
This review of the extant research literature focuses on research about content-based language instruction (CBI) programmes in K-12 foreign/second language education in the USA. The review emphasises studies on one-way language immersion (OWI) and two-way language immersion (TWI) programmes, which are school-based and subject matter-driven. OWI…
Descriptors: Course Content, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedLipton, Gladys C. – Hispania, 1990
An exploration of the reasons for the failure of former elementary school foreign language programs precedes the identification of issues that should be addressed to ensure the effectiveness of current and future programs. The three basic FLES program models, Foreign Language Experience (FLEX), sequential FLES, and immersion, are described. (CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, FLES, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedChristian, Donna – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Depicts the state of two-way immersion programs in the United States. Data indicate that these programs educate nonnative- English-speaking students, expand the nation's language resources by conserving the native-language skills of minority students and developing second-language skills in English-speaking students, and enhance crosscultural…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cultural Awareness, Educational Objectives
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
Download full textBrown, Zoe Ann; Hammond, Ormond W.; Onikama, Denise L. – 1997
This publication reviews research findings on selected aspects of home and school language usage in the Pacific region, which is a multilingual context with English as the common language. Patterns of indigenous and English language vary considerably across geographical areas. Traditional cultures and languages are changing rapidly. The wide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Communication Skills
Parkin, Michael; And Others – 1987
Canadian research relevant to French immersion program development in Ontario is reviewed and summarized. The review includes studies on six program or instructional aspects: (1) attitudes and motivation of immersion students and parents; (2) achievement of immersion students in English language arts and other subjects; (3) French proficiency and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
