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Peer reviewedLapkin, Sharon; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Results of a large-scale evaluation of early and middle immersion programs in the Toronto (Ontario) area, involving 4 districts and 26 grade 8 classes, suggest that middle immersion yields less consistent performance levels than early immersion. Overall, findings favor early immersion. (11 references) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, French
Swain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon – 1982
A decade of research on immersion programs in Ontario is synthesized. The immersion programs studied over this period include three major alternatives: early total French immersion, early partial French immersion, and late partial French immersion. The programs all serve an English speaking students population, devote at least one half of each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism
Peer reviewedLapkin, Sharon; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Presents the 1979 evaluation of the Peel County (Ontario) late immersion French program, in the context of some current issues in second language education in Canada. These include the comparative effectiveness of early and late immersion, the importance of intense exposure, and total accumulated hours of instruction. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
