Language Input in the Bilingual Classroom and its Relationship to Second Language Achievement.

Hamayan, Else V.; Tucker, G. Richard

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Language Input in the Bilingual Classroom and its Relationship to Second Language Achievement.

Hamayan, Else V.; Tucker, G. Richard

TESOL Quarterly, v14 n4 p453-68 Dec 1980

Examines the characteristics of teachers' language in the classroom and the use of explicit teaching behaviors in an attempt to determine the relationship between selected characteristics of formal language input and second language achievement. The language samples discussed were collected in bilingual French/English and all-French grade schools. (Author/MES)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, French, Immersion Programs, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Characteristics

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Language: English

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