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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)
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Miao, Pei; Heining-Boynton, Audrey L. – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
The communication pattern of Initiation/Response/Follow-Up (IRF) has long been an important instructional sequence in language classrooms. When language teachers combine IRF with the Response to Intervention (RTI) approach, they create a powerful model to evaluate student oral practice and self-assess effectiveness in creating language communities…
Descriptors: Intervention, Immersion Programs, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning