Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
| Evaluation & Research in… | 1 |
| Frontiers of Education in… | 1 |
| International Education | 1 |
| Reading Psychology | 1 |
Author
| Qiang, Haiyan | 4 |
| Cheng, Liying | 2 |
| Kirby, John R. | 2 |
| Li, Miao | 2 |
| Wade-Woolley, Lesly | 2 |
| Kang, Yeqin | 1 |
| Siegel, Linda S. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
Audience
Location
| China | 4 |
| Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkQiang, Haiyan; Siegel, Linda S. – International Education, 2012
This article presents an overview of replicating the French immersion model used in Canada to English immersion programs in China. It provides the Chinese context of this program highlighting the importance of English education and the defect of traditional English teaching and learning. The paper explains the borrowable features of the French…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, English (Second Language)
Qiang, Haiyan; Kang, Yeqin – Frontiers of Education in China, 2011
The English immersion program in China is a case of educational mode transfer from foreign language immersion in North America. This article analyzes the process of the transfer from the perspective of comparative education, using the model of "four stages of educational borrowing." First, it revisits the recent research on educational…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Li, Miao; Kirby, John R.; Cheng, Liying; Wade-Woolley, Lesly; Qiang, Haiyan – Reading Psychology, 2012
This study investigated the effects of English and Chinese phonological awareness (PA) and naming speed (NS) on English reading achievement and the evidence for cross-linguistic transfer in Chinese English-immersion students. English PA was a significant predictor of English reading achievement for immersion students in Grades 2 and 4. There was…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Phonological Awareness, Grade 4, Grade 2
Cheng, Liying; Li, Miao; Kirby, John R.; Qiang, Haiyan; Wade-Woolley, Lesly – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2010
Research has demonstrated that second language immersion is an effective means of facilitating primary school students' second language without undermining competence in their first language. Despite the rapid growth of English immersion (EI) programmes in China, only limited empirical research has been conducted to evaluate students' academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement
