Early French Immersion Later On.

Swain, Merrill; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ247252

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1981

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Early French Immersion Later On.

Swain, Merrill; And Others

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v2 n1 p1-23 1981

Summarizes an evaluation of an early French immersion program at grades 6 and 8. In English language skills, immersion students performed as well as, or better than, English-only program groups; in mathematics and sciences, immersion students did as well as their comparison group. Other findings are discussed. (PJM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, French, Immersion Programs, Language Skills, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Ottawa)

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