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Direct linkSwain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
This article documents the importance of collaborative dialogue as part of the process of second language learning. The stimulus for the dialogue we discuss in this article was a reformulation of a story written collaboratively in French by Nina and Dara, two adolescent French immersion students. A sociocultural theoretical perspective informs the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Test Construction, French, Immersion Programs
