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Dispelling the Monolingual Myth: Exploring Literacy Outcomes in Australian Bilingual Programmes
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Fielding, Ruth; Harbon, Lesley – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
The enduring monolingual mindset in English-speaking countries results in widespread belief that additional language learning takes time away from literacy in the societal language. Yet, extensive research has shown that time spent learning additional languages enhances learners' literacy skills, providing first language literacy is sufficiently…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning
Implementing a Content and Language Integrated Learning Program in New South Wales Primary Schools: Teachers' Perceptions of the Challenges and Opportunities
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Fielding, Ruth; Harbon, Lesley – Babel, 2014
In 2009, the then State Minister for Education in New South Wales, Verity Firth, announced a plan to introduce bilingual education in four primary schools across the state for the National Asian Languages and Studies in School Program (NALSSP) priority languages: Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean. This paper reports on one aspect of a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Content, Program Implementation
French and English Together: An "Additive" Experience
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Wiltshire, Jessica; Harbon, Lesley – Babel, 2010
This paper examines the nature of the "additive" experience of a bilingual French-English curriculum at Killarney Heights Public School in New South Wales. Predictably, the well-supported "additive" nature of the languages program model elicited positive reactions regarding educational success. The paper also explores issues…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, French, Bilingualism