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Lee, Jin Sook; Jeong, Eunsook – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2013
This qualitative study examines the experiences of Korean-American students, parents and teachers in a newly instituted 50/50 Korean-English dual language immersion programme, where the majority of the students are of Korean descent. Based on home and school observations, as well as interviews with six Korean-American students and their parents…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Language Acquisition, Immersion Programs, Parent Participation
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The 23rd EUROCALL conference was held in Cyprus from the 24th to the 27th of August 2016. The theme of the conference this year was "CALL Communities and Culture." It offered a unique opportunity to hear from real-world CALL practitioners on how they practice CALL in their communities, and how the CALL culture has developed in local and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Duff, Patricia A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
The results of the first year of an ongoing evaluation of Hungarian-English dual-language programs in Hungary are reported, including foreign language proficiency for secondary school students, parent and student attitudes and motivation regarding participation in the programs, and problems in implementing the immersion model in Hungary. (seven…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Hungarian, Immersion Programs
Lorch, S. C.; And Others – Language and Language Education: Working Papers of the National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia, 1992
This paper describes and evaluates a Hebrew immersion program for Jewish day school students at Mt. Scopus College in Melbourne, Australia. Specific sections address the following: (1) the first year; (2) the second year; (3) designing the evaluation of the program; (4) results of the evaluation (including academic outcomes, student and parent…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Foreign Countries, Hebrew, Immersion Programs
Kuntz, Patricia S. – 1997
A study investigated beliefs about language learning held by two groups of students studying Arabic: 41 students in conventional classroom language instruction at the University of Wisconsin in 1992 and 1993, and 27 in an immersion program at the Yemen Language Center (Yemen). The survey instrument consisted of 47 statements in a Likert-type scale…
Descriptors: Arabic, Beliefs, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Palmberg, Rolf – 1983
Three experiments from the late 1970s concerning second language communication strategies are studied for evidence supporting their classification as either avoidance or achievement strategies. The experiments had as subjects native English-speaking children in a French immersion program, adult second language learners of English who were native…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Anxiety, Children, Classification
Mahrer, Cindy; Christian, Donna – 1993
A review of 35 reports evaluating 27 two-way bilingual education programs is reported. All programs represented meet basic criteria for language of instruction, student characteristics, and emphasis on developing bilingualism. The review examined program characteristics and student outcomes, when available. Results are summarized in the following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Chinese, Classroom Techniques