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Wightman, Margaret – 1980
Student adaptation involved in moving from an elementary school in English Canada to a French school in Europe was investigated. Information was gathered from 35 students. About half had gone from an early French immersion program to a French language school in Europe. The others had either attended French schools in Quebec or schools using a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedO'Malley, J. Michael; Chamot, Anna Uhl – PTA Today, 1986
The inability of limited English proficient (LEP) children to profit from instruction in English can lead to nonacademic courses, failure, and dropping out. The two basic types of educational programs, bilingual programs and English language programs, are described. (MT)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedHeffernan, Peter J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Discusses teacher shortages in French language instruction areas in Canada, both core and immersion; the rationalization of programs; staffing and financial support among Alberta's tertiary education; language teacher preparation; and continuing professional development. Suggestions are made as to how a smaller university can better fulfill its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedde Mejia, Anne-Marie – TESOL Journal, 1998
Alternating between languages in the construction of stories offers students creative opportunities for bilingual learning. Describes how a storyteller can code switch to tell stories to children who are becoming bilingual and presents an example from early-immersion classrooms in Colombia, discussing code switching and discourse control, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Code Switching (Language)
Husen, Torsten, Ed.; Opper, Susan, Ed. – 1983
Papers in this collection were presented at a 1982 symposium convened to address the question, "What is the best way to provide school education for immigrant children?" The papers (and their authors) include (1) "The Social and Ideological Context of Multicultural Education in Immigrant Countries" (Ronald Taft); (2)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Download full textVongthieres, Siri; Egan, Lawrence A. – 1980
This report includes (1) a paper that was written by Siri Vongthieres and Lawrence Egan regarding the educational needs of both native born and recently arrived Asian Americans, and (2) a review of that paper by Masako Ledward, LaVerne Moore, and Emiko I. Kudo. Issues discussed concerning American born Asian students include: (1) English language…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Peer reviewedFriedman, Helen; Friedman, Harold – Integrated Education, 1980
Documents opinions of educators in Quebec, Canada, on Bill 101, which made French the official language of instruction in the province. Describes educational situations, practices, and programs that pertain to language and to education for Protestants, Catholics, other religious groups, minority groups, and the disadvantaged. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
