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ERIC Number: EJ1128540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Partial Immersion Program for Saudi Bilinguals
Alsulami, Sumayyah Qaed
English Language Teaching, v10 n2 p150-155 2017
English is taught as a foreign language in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Although the government tries gradually to integrate teaching English in all grades: secondary, intermediate and elementary, learning English is still limited and need more developing. This essay is a brief review about bilingualism in Saudi education. This essay will be divided into three sections. The first section will describe the Saudi bilingual context through three dimensions: language competence, late bilingualism, and individual bilingualism. The following section will define bilingualism with regard to the Saudi context. The last section will discuss the appropriate educational program for Saudi bilinguals and the implications of this educational program incorporating Arabic and English.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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