Vocabulary Teaching in a Grade 8 French Immersion Classroom: A Descriptive Case Study.

Lapkin, Sharon; Swain, Merrill

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ERIC Number: EJ535881

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Publication Date: 1996

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Vocabulary Teaching in a Grade 8 French Immersion Classroom: A Descriptive Case Study.

Lapkin, Sharon; Swain, Merrill

Canadian Modern Language Review, v53 n1 p242-56 Oct 1996

Shows how one teacher skillfully integrates vocabulary instruction with his subject matter teaching. The teacher links the target vocabulary to the students' experiences and concentrates on word meanings and their written and oral forms and syntactic behavior, pushing students to accurate use of the words in context. (12 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, French, Grade 8, Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Syntax, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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