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ERIC Number: EJ601643
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
French Immersion Research in Canada: Recent Contributions to SLA and Applied Linguistics.
Swain, Merrill
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v20 p199-212 2000
Discusses two questions: (1) What has the recent research conducted in French immersion programs in Canada contributed to understanding of second language acquisition?; and (2) What has it contributed to the broader field of applied linguistics? Considers research in the coming decade, and discusses obstacles that may be faced in Canada in research concerned with French immersion education. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Research, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada
Note: Special issue: Applied Linguistics as an Emerging Discipline.