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ERIC Number: EJ637911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-3997
Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs: Toward a More Inclusive Agenda in Bilingual Education.
Reyes, Sharon Adelman
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v14 n4 p13-21 Fall 2001
Examines essential components of quality two-way bilingual immersion programs. Discusses language acquisition research underlying context-embedded content-area instruction in a second language; research on the benefits of bilingualism in terms of academic, cognitive, and metalinguistic development; and the link between bilingualism and positive cross-cultural attitudes. (Contains 43 references.) (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Theory Practice Relationship, Two Way Immersion Programs
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue exploring political and pedagogical arguments in the field of bilingual education.