Educational Implications of Mother Tongue Maintenance in Minority Language Groups.

Cummins, James

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Educational Implications of Mother Tongue Maintenance in Minority Language Groups

Cummins, James

Canadian Modern Language Review, 34, 3, 395-416, Feb 78

A study based on two hypotheses: (1) The cognitive and academic effects of bilingualism are mediated by the levels of competence attained in the first and second languages, and (2) the development of skills in a second language is a function of skills already developed in the first language. (AMH)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Instruction, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Skills, Minority Groups, Second Language Learning

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