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ERIC Number: EJ631843
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1024-5375
Cognitive-Academic Language Proficiency and Language Acquisition in Bilingual Instruction--with an Outlook on a University Project in Albania.
Portmann-Tselikas Paul R.
Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, v6 n1 p63-80 2001
Explores the contribution of cognitive-academic language proficiency to second language acquisition in instructional contexts, using Cummins' concepts of bilingual education. Discusses Albania's educational practices and reviews a joint project by Austrian and Albanian universities that shows how cognitive academic proficiency, along with situational and motivational factors, is essential in determining success in educational contexts using foreign languages for instruction. (SM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, German, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Albania