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Cenoz, Jasone; Genesee, Fred; Gorter, Durk – Applied Linguistics, 2014
The growing interest in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has resulted in enthusiasm in and active pursuit of improved methods of foreign/second-language (L2) teaching in Europe. However, the definition and scope of the term CLIL both internally, as used by CLIL advocates in Europe, and externally, as compared with immersion…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Haigh, Corinne A.; Savage, Robert; Erdos, Caroline; Genesee, Fred – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
This study investigated the link between phoneme and onset-rime awareness and reading outcomes in children learning to read in a second language (L2). Closely matched phoneme and onset-rime awareness tasks were administered in English and French in the spring of kindergarten to English-dominant children in French immersion programmes (n=98).…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Phonemes, Second Language Learning, Phonological Awareness
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Genesee, Fred – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2007
This report reviews results of research on the outcomes of French immersion students with special educational needs related to low levels of general academic ability and low levels of first language ability (and possibly impairment), as well as those of students with difficulty or who are at risk for difficulty in learning to read. Studies of the…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, High Risk Students, Language Aptitude, French
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Genesee, Fred; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1989
Reports the results of a comparative evaluation of an early total immersion program, a delayed immersion program, and an all French program for English-speaking language majority students in Montreal, Canada. (33 references) (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Orfield, Gary; Kahlenberg, Richard D.; Gordon, Edmund W.; Genesee, Fred; Slocumb, Paul D.; Payne, Ruby K. – Principal, 2000
In this special section, various authors (in separate articles) discuss the new face of school segregation; socioeconomic integration--a plan to mix poor and middle-class students; and ways to bridge the minority achievement gap, teach linguistically diverse students, and identify and nurture the gifted poor. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, De Facto Segregation, Diversity (Student)
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Genesee, Fred – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1986
Identifies differences between bilingual programs for minority language children and second-language immersion programs for majority language children. Examines points of mutual relevance between approaches. Discusses exemplary characteristics of effective second-language learning environments: integration of language and academic instruction,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Cloud, Nancy; Genesee, Fred; Hamayan, Else – 2000
This handbook provides a comprehensive, theoretical framework and practical guide to implementing, evaluating, administering, and maintaining a successful dual language instruction program. Practical tools include sample lessons, evaluation checklists, tables, and charts. Also provided are a list of reference materials, useful organizations,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)