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Coady, Maria R. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
Attitudes toward bilingualism in Ireland were explored among 38 fifth-grade students attending Irish-medium or English-medium schools, their parents, and staff. English-medium school students indicated little need for Irish and valued bilingualism in other European languages but not Irish. Irish-medium students found Irish useful immediately and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs