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Ordonez, Claudia Lucia – International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 2004
In Spanish-monolingual Colombia, social pressures push for access to early 50 = 50% Spanish-English medium instruction from the age of five. Parents and school administrators consider this the best way to achieve bilingualism. This article takes a first general look at the effects of this type of bilingual education on the Spanish and English…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Monolingualism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism