Through the Looking Glass: What Really Happens in an Immersion Classroom.

Cummins, Jim

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ERIC Number: EJ266432

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Publication Date: 1982

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Through the Looking Glass: What Really Happens in an Immersion Classroom.

Cummins, Jim

Interchange on Educational Policy, v13 n2 p40-44 1982

Responding to O. Weininger's concern about Early French Immersion (EFI) programs, the author declares that evaluations from all over Canada have shown that EFI students achieve high levels of French proficiency at no apparent academic cost. Other objections to Weininger's conclusions are also raised. (PP)

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Research, Primary Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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