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Direct linkMandy R. Menke – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
Language immersion programs seek to develop multilingual, multiliterate individuals able to engage with academic content. Studies of immersion students' language development provide details regarding language proficiency and accuracy, yet they generally do not address how features of written, academic language, for example, syntactic and lexical…
Descriptors: Spanish, Immersion Programs, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
La Serna, Jillian – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
This paper draws from a broader research project and reports on literacy program supports and instructional strategies in two-way immersion (TWI) classrooms (Grades 3-5) where the partner language is Spanish. The study examined TWI classrooms in which students from multiple demographics were performing at or above the state average on reading…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Immersion Programs, Grade 3
Amado M. Padilla; Xinjie Chen; Elizabeth Swanson; Margaret Peterson; Tatiana Zamora; Tami Girsky – Foreign Language Annals, 2025
Seven cohorts of students (N = 258) who completed a K-5 Spanish Immersion (SI) program in a suburban California school district were followed longitudinally through middle and high school to understand their academic, language, and social emotional outcomes. Academic and language outcomes included Spanish classes and grades, standardized Math and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Middle School Students, High School Students, Second Language Learning
Ruiz-Funes, Marcela T. – Foreign Language Annals, 2020
This study reports on a small-scale, longitudinal investigation on L2 Spanish oral development by English-home language (EHL) learners in an English/Spanish Two-Way Immersion (TWI) program in rural, eastern United States. It examined EHL learners' oral ability in L2 Spanish based on longitudinal assessment data from Kindergarten, Grade 2, and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Spanish, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Gaugler, Kevin M.; Matheus, Carolyn C. – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
The current study compared perceived language gains between learners of different preprogram proficiencies, academic interests, and genders who participated in the same predeparture preparation and short-stay service learning program abroad. L2 learners studying Spanish and computer science students participated in a semester-long program to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Study Abroad, Instructional Design
Kissau, Scott; Adams, Mary Jo; Algozzine, Bob – Foreign Language Annals, 2015
Multiple studies conducted over the past decade have suggested the motivational and proficiency-related benefits of commencing language instruction at an early age. Limitations in many of these studies, however, have prevented their results from being applied to the teaching of foreign languages in the United States. In response to calls for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, French, German, Spanish
Burkhauser, Susan; Steele, Jennifer L.; Li, Jennifer; Slater, Robert O.; Bacon, Michael; Miller, Trey – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
Research has demonstrated that students in dual-language immersion programs perform as well as, or better than, their peers in core academic content areas by late elementary school. However, the extent to which immersion education fosters bilingualism has received less attention in the literature. Using data from a four-year efficacy study of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immersion Programs, Bilingualism
