Canadian Immersion and Adult Second Language Teaching: What's the Connection?.

Swain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon

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Canadian Immersion and Adult Second Language Teaching: What's the Connection?

Swain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon

Modern Language Journal, v73 n2 p150-59 Sum 1989

A review of the research on Canadian immersion programs supports two notions regarding second language learning: (1) older learners may have as much learning success as younger learners, and in a shorter time period; and (2) integration of content teaching and language teaching is paramount in effective second language instruction. (29 references) (CB)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

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