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Intensive ESL Programmes in Quebec Primary Schools.

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Spada, Nina; Lightbown, Patsy M. – TESL Canada Journal, 1989

Reports on a study designed to investigate the second language development of francophone children in an experimental intensive English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program in Quebec. Results indicated that subjects outperformed students in regular ESL programs on listening and reading comprehension tests and in oral fluency and had more positive…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French

Learning English as a Second Language in a Special School in Quebec.

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Lightbown, Patsy M.; Spada, Nina – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1997

Describes a school in Quebec, in which students enrolled in an intensive English-as-a-Second-Language program (ESL) use English in a variety of communicative interactions inside and outside the ESL classroom. Assessment of students' performance indicates that they achieve higher levels of English than comparable students in other intensive ESL…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries