Directions in immersion research

• Autores: Birgit Harley
• Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 12, Nº. 1-2, 1991, págs. 9-19
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper begins with an overview of the French immersion programs offered in Canada, and then focuses on some current issues and directions in French immersion research. The monitoring of learning outcomes—in English mother tongue, French second language, and other school subjects taught in French—is seen as one major area of continuing importance for research. A second area of study is the diagnostic analysis of the learners’ second language development. This kind of analysis is viewed as going hand in hand with the investigation of teaching procedures in immersion classrooms, a key topic of increasing research activity. Finally, teacher education is seen as a priority area for further research related to immersion programs.