Alternative Forms of Immersion for Second Language Teaching.

Bruck, Margaret; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ174153

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Publication Date: 1977

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Alternative Forms of Immersion for Second Language Teaching

Bruck, Margaret; And Others

NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1, 3, 33-48, May 77

Two grade 7 groups were tested to compare their relative proficiency on numerous French and English language achievement tests. One group had followed the early immersion option through grade 6 and then a traditional English curriculum (with a French maintenance class); the other group had followed a traditional English curriculum (with a strong FSL component) through grade 6 and then a one-year intensive French immersion program. (NQ)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), French, Grade 7, Immersion Programs, Language Skills, Language Tests, Nontraditional Education, Second Language Learning

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