This book introduces research-based pedagogical practices for supporting and enhancing
language development and use in school-based immersion and dual language programs in …

This review of the extant research literature focuses on research about content-based
language instruction (CBI) programmes in K-12 foreign/second language education in the …

Although some educational researchers have appealed to “semilingualism” or “limited
bilingualism” to explain differences in student achievement among language minority …

In 1997 Swain and Johnson defined immersion as one category within bilingual education,
providing examples and discussion from multiple international perspectives. In this article …

Bilingualism: introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual
development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives uses …

Program evaluation can be used to shift the debate on effective schools for bilingual
students from an ideological impasse to a data-driven and research-based discussion …

Over nearly half a century, research on language immersion education has heralded
benefits such as academic achievement, language and literacy development in two or more …

In two-way immersion (TWI) programs in the United States, the development of student cross-
cultural competence is one of three primary goals, along with academic achievement and …

This article reviews the current policy context in the state of Arizona for program options for
English language learners and produces a meta-analysis of studies on the effectiveness of …

This open access book provides an analysis of contemporary societies and schools shaped
by cultural diversity, globalization and migration. This diversity is necessarily reflected in …