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ERIC Number: EJ367968
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Paradox of Immersion in a Second Language.
Ho, Kwok K.
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v10 n1 p51-64 Fall 1985
Seventy-four grade 8 pupils in Hong Kong were randomly assigned to an experimental class, with English as the language of instruction, and to a control class, with Chinese as the language of instruction. Pupils in the immersion program were not hindered in academic achievement but did not improve second-language proficiency. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Immersion Programs, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong