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ERIC Number: EJ218344
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Bilingualism and Schooling Environments.
Garcia, Eugene E.
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v4 n1 p1-13 Fall 1979
The study involved (1) a sociolinguistic description of Spanish/English use by 10 children (ages two to three) and eight mothers in two different bilingual preschool contexts (instruction and freeplay), and (2) an experimental attempt to encourage the use of Spanish, using Spanish "immersion" in a freeplay setting. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Educational Environment, English, Immersion Programs, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Mothers, Primary Education, Sociolinguistics, Spanish, Spanish Speaking
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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