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Research Conference on Immersion Education for the Majority Child: Introduction
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Bruck, Maggie; Swain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
A conference was held in Montreal in November 1975 which focused on research related to the immersion approach to second language teaching. Background information and purposes of the conference are given. (RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conferences, FLES, French
English-French Bilingual Education in the Early Grades: The Elgin Study
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Barik, Henri C.; Swain, Merrill – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Presents findings of an evaluation of an English-French bilingual education program using partial instruction in the second language in St. Thomas, Ontario. The evaluation covers grades 1-3. The program operates in unilingual English environment. (RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, FLES, French, Language Instruction
Bibliography: Research on Immersion Education for the Majority Child
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Swain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
This bibliography lists articles on bilingual education and elementary level French immersion programs for English-speaking children. (RM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Educational Research, FLES
English-French Bilingual Education in the Early Grades: The Elgin Study through Grade Four
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Barik, Henri C.; Swain, Merrill – Modern Language Journal, 1976
This paper presents the results of an evaluation of a bilingual education program for English-speaking pupils, grades 1-4, in Ontario. It is a partial French immersion program, with instruction in French or English half of each day. Evaluative tests are described, and English and French language skills examined. (CHK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Elementary Education, English
English-Speaking Child + Early French Immersion = Bilingual Child? And Comments of Guest Analysts
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Swain, Merrill; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Research is presented in support of the theory that early French immersion of English-speaking children leads to bilingualism. The evidence is limited to children through the end of grade four. Comments and criticisms are made by three guest analysts. (RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, FLES