What the Research Really Says about Structured English Immersion: A Response to Keith Baker.

Krashen, Stephen

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Publication Date: 1999

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What the Research Really Says about Structured English Immersion: A Response to Keith Baker.

Krashen, Stephen

Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n9 p705-06 May 1999

Keith Baker's claims in his November 1998 article on Structured English Immersion are based on unpublished data. There are no data showing that all-English structured immersion programs are superior to well-constructed programs that include literacy development and subject-matter teaching in the child's first language. (12 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Language of Instruction, Misconceptions, Research Problems, Second Language Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas (El Paso)

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