Second Language Acquisition in French Immersion in Canada: Characteristics and Implications.

Safty, Adel

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Publication Date: 1990

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Second Language Acquisition in French Immersion in Canada: Characteristics and Implications.

Safty, Adel

Language, Culture and Curriculum, v3 n3 p179-97 1990

Describes the Canadian program of French immersion in terms of current issues in the theory of second-language (L2) learning, including the role of consciousness, optimal timing of L2 learning, communicative competency classification, and the role of the first language. Implications for L2 pedagogy and requirements for a new language pedagogy are also discussed. 53 references. (JL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Acquisition, Language Role, Language Teachers, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Time Factors (Learning)

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