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Download full textSwain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2011
Vygotsky's writings have established the critical importance of language in the development of higher mental functions, including memory and attention. One of the processes involved in this development is languaging, the activity of mediating cognitively complex ideas using language (Swain, 2006). The present study of an older adult with mild…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Biographies, Cognitive Ability, Memory
Direct linkLapkin, Sharon; Mady, Callie; Arnott, Stephanie – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2009
This article reviews the research literature on core French in three main areas: student diversity, delivery models for the core French program, and instructional approaches. These topics are put into context through a discussion of studies on community attitudes to French as a second language (FSL), dissatisfaction with core French outcomes and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Community Attitudes, Student Diversity, French
Lapkin, Sharon; Swain, Merrill – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Examined Grade 8 French immersion students use and accuracy of pronominal verbs within one of two tasks--jigsaw or dictogloss--while working in pairs. Two groups of students viewed a videotaped mini-lesson on pronominal verbs, while another two did not. Found that the mini-lesson had a significant impact on students' use of pronominal verbs in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 8, Immersion Programs
