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Peer reviewedAllen, Patrick; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
In response to an earlier article on the effectiveness of French immersion, research on immersion, and the best second language teaching approaches for Canadian schools, it is argued that French immersion research has been misinterpreted and misrepresented and that the stated view on second-language teaching is an extreme one. (22 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedHammerly, Hector – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
Responding to criticism of an article finding fault with research on French immersion instruction, the author of the first article chides researchers for their unwillingness to re-examine their theories in a new context. (24 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Research, French, Immersion Programs, Instructional Effectiveness
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of ninth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in Manitoba involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of sixth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in the province involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 6, Immersion Programs
Download full textTheberge, Raymond – 1990
An evaluation of Manitoba's French immersion programs at the levels of grades 3, 6, and 9 focused on program effectiveness in teaching listening comprehension and speech skills. The results for grade 6 are presented here. The first section describes the framework of the immersion curriculum and the listening and oral skills targeted in it. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, French
Gillett, James Stephen – 1987
An examination of the effectiveness of English-Ukrainian partial immersion programs in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba looks at research already done in five areas: student achievement in English language skills, Ukrainian language skills, academic subjects other than English or Ukrainian, students' cognitive development, and students' social…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, English, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs
Yang, Yu N.; Li, Yuan H.; Tompkins, Leroy J.; Modarresi, Shahpar – Online Submission, 2005
This summative evaluation of magnet programs employed a quasi-experimental design to investigate whether or not students enrolled in magnet programs gained any achievement advantage over students who were not enrolled in a magnet program. Researchers used Zero-One Linear Programming to draw multiple sets of matched samples from the non-magnet…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Student Characteristics, Summative Evaluation
Theberge, Raymond – 1990
An evaluation of Manitoba's French immersion programs at the levels of grades 3, 6, and 9 focused on program effectiveness in teaching listening comprehension and speech skills. The results for grade 9 are presented here. The first section describes the framework of the immersion curriculum and the listening and oral skills targeted in it. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, French
Ottawa Board of Education (Ontario). – 1996
The report reviews current research findings related to the three entry points (early, middle, late) for French immersion programs in Ottawa (Ontario) elementary and secondary schools. It consists of: an executive summary and brief overview; an annotated bibliography covering authoritative immersion research reviews and reports published since…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis
