A Comparison of Children's Understanding of School in Regular English Language and French Immersion Kindergartens.

Pelletier, Janette

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Publication Date: 1998

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A Comparison of Children's Understanding of School in Regular English Language and French Immersion Kindergartens.

Pelletier, Janette

Canadian Modern Language Review, v55 n2 p239-59 Dec 1998

Through interviews and direct observation, examined how 120 Toronto (Ontario) children understand and experience kindergarten in ten English first-language (L1) and ten French immersion second-language (L2) classes. Results indicate the similarities between the groups were greater than the differences, contradicting suggestions that L2 immersion is too stressful for 5-year-olds. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes, English, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Interviews, Kindergarten, Language of Instruction, Language Research, Primary Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Languages, Student Experience

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Canada (Toronto)

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