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This book introduces readers to the first publicly funded, two-way bilingual program in the United States, Coral Way Elementary School. It details the historical, social and political origins of the school; reviews the various discussions and conceptualization of the bilingual education program as a 50:50 model; and describes the training of the teachers and their work in designing curriculum for the bilingual students. Finally, it reviews whether the program was a success and outlines what lessons can be learned from the Coral Way Experiment for future bilingual programs. It is essential reading for all scholars of dual language education, for educational historians, for students of language policy and planning, and for teachers and educators who work in the context of dual language education in the US and worldwide.

Education, Bilingual --- Coral Way K-8 Center (Miami, Fla.) --- Bilingual education. --- Coral Way Elementary School. --- ELLs. --- dual language. --- immersion education. --- teacher education.

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This book reports the findings of an extensive research project on the acquisition of the native norms of spoken French variation by French immersion students who have learnt their second language primarily in an educational context. The project focused on a range of phonetic, lexical and grammatical sociolinguistic variants documented in studies of contemporary first language varieties of spoken French, and assessed the extent to which the students master the linguistic and extra-linguistic factors which govern variant choice. The book also discusses pedagogical strategies to improve the students' mastery of spoken French variation. The book represents an important contribution to an under-researched aspect of advanced Second Language Acquisition in an institutional setting.

Second language acquisition --- Immersion method (Language teaching) --- Second language acquisition. --- Immersion method (Language teaching). --- Language teaching. --- Philology & Linguistics --- Languages & Literatures --- Language and languages --- Second language learning --- Study and teaching --- Immersion method --- Language acquisition --- Immersion education. --- L2. --- SLA. --- Second Language Acquisition. --- Sociolinguistic Competence. --- acquisition of the native norms. --- second language learning. --- sociolinguistic variation.

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This edited volume has been compiled in honour of Professor Merrill Swain, one of the most prominent scholars in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and second language (L2) education. For over four decades, her work has contributed substantially to the knowledge base of the field of applied linguistics, and her ideas have had a significant influence in a range of subfields, including immersion education, mainstream SLA, and sociocultural theory and SLA. The range of topics covered in the book reflects the breadth and depth of Swain’s contributions, expertise and interests. The volume is divided into four parts: immersion education, languaging, sociocultural perspectives on L2 teaching and learning, and developments in language as social action.

Immersion method (Language teaching) --- Immersion method (Language teaching). --- Language and languages --- Second language acquisition. --- Merrill Swain. --- Multilingual learners. --- Translanguaging. --- immersion education. --- language as social action. --- languaging. --- motivation. --- second language acquisition. --- second language education. --- social action. --- sociocultural theory. --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics. --- Second language learning --- Language acquisition --- Foreign languages --- Languages --- Anthropology --- Communication --- Ethnology --- Information theory --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philology --- Linguistics --- Study and teaching --- Foreign speakers. --- Immersion method --- Foreign language study --- Language and education --- Language schools --- Foreign speakers --- Study and teaching. --- Language and languages Study and teaching