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ERIC Number: EJ283080
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Language Proficiency, Biliteracy and French Immersion.
Cummins, Jim
Canadian Journal of Education, v8 n2 p117-38 1983
Reviews impact of Canadian French immersion research on theoretical conceptions of bilingualism and biliteracy and identifies four major issues: effects of bilingualism on children's cognitive and academic development; effects of intensity of school exposure to the second language; the "optimal age" issue; and the suitability of a home-school language switch. (BRR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency, Learning Theories, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Biliteracy; Canada; Home School Language Switch; Impact; Optimal Age