Studies in Immersion Education (The Language and Education Library) - Hardcover

Day, Elaine; Shapson, Stan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853593567 ISBN 13: 9781853593567

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 1996

Synopsis

This book presents a unique collection of research studies on French Immersion conducted from the authors' base as a research team in British Columbia, Canada. It serves as an important resource for educators and policymakers interested in the impact of immersion on educational policy, student outcomes, second language curriculum, and teacher education. Section I documents the authors' experiences in developing a systematic approach to evaluation and assessment of French immersion programs. Section II includes studies on important curricular and instructional considerations for immersion education, and Section III addresses teacher education and professional development, including in-depth case studies of immersion teacher education programs and immersion teachers' perspectives on their role and needs for support and improvement. A final chapter contains concluding comments and future directions for immersion programs. Immersion has grown significantly not only in Canada but also worldwide. This collection of research studies will be informative to those involved in intensive second language education internationally.

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About the Author

Elaine Day is a Research Associate at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada). She is co-author of the book Studies in Immersion Education published by Multilingual Matters. Currently she is studying the language socialization experiences of minority language and French immersion children in late elementary school and is a member of the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853593567
• ISBN 13: 9781853593567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160