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ERIC Number: EJ184988

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Publication Date: 1978

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The "Balance Effect"

McNamara, John; And Others

Canadian Modern Language Review, 34, 5, 890-4, May 78

A panel discussion of the effect of immersion programs on first and second language learning. Questions are raised regarding the effectiveness of the regular curriculum, results of immersion for majority language and minority or immigrant children, the meaning of linguistic competence and underlying cognitive and intellectual processes. (AMH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Language Instruction, Language Programs, Linguistic Competence, Minority Group Children, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning

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