Perspectives on Foreign Language Immersion Programs
By: Margot Kinberg.
Series: Studies in linguistics and semiotics ;
Publisher: E. Mellen Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780773473782
Subjects: Language and languages -- Study and teaching.; Immersion method (Language teaching)
Description: Kinberg (educational studies, Knox College) defines and describes the topic of immersion programs from five perspectives. Together, these provide information on theory and practice, strengths and weaknesses, history and potential for the future, and national and international ideas about the use of immersion programs in the teaching of second languages to speakers of English.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-100) and index.