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Hornsby, Michael; Dolowy-Rybinska, Nicole; Chojnicka, Joanna; Toutous, Jeanne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Breton (Brittany, France) and Lower Sorbian (Brandenburg, Germany) are two of the many endangered minority languages currently undergoing revitalization. In their cases, given that intergenerational transmission in a family setting has mostly ceased, language revitalization takes the form of educational initiatives, such as the immersion program…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Language Skill Attrition, Second Language Learning
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Birch, Gary; Matas, Cristina Poyatos – Babel, 1999
Discusses a research project that aims to study the grammatical development of two groups of language immersion students, one that is participating in an Internet project involving collaboration with learners in France and Canada, and another that is exposed to the teaching of grammar that has been integrated with content area studies. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Immersion Programs
Butzkamm, Wolfgang – IRAL, 1997
Discusses the methodological concepts of medium- and message-oriented communication and applies these concepts to conventional foreign language and bilingual content classrooms, with specific reference to English as a Second Language. Argues that the interplay between message- and medium-orientation is an important feature of both these…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Check Lists, Class Activities, College Students
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Wood, Emily – Learning Languages, 2006
The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annually presents the Melba Woodruff Award to an exemplary foreign language program in the nation. This year at the ACTFL conference in Baltimore, MD, the Eisenhower International School received this award for its outstanding immersion programs. International student exchanges at the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, International Educational Exchange, Professional Associations, Foreign Students