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Peer reviewedHammerly, Hector – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Examines various approaches to the teaching of word meanings in the second language classroom, including the use of translation, visual aids, and direct methods. (AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedHammerly, Hector – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
Responding to criticism of an article finding fault with research on French immersion instruction, the author of the first article chides researchers for their unwillingness to re-examine their theories in a new context. (24 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Research, French, Immersion Programs, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedHammerly, Hector – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A discussion of the effectiveness of French immersion education chronicles its history, presents some of the evidence against the approach, discusses the findings of a recent report in light of pedagogical rather than theoretical second language acquisition assumptions, and outlines the alternative road to bilingualism through classroom…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Foreign Countries
