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A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Second Language Use in Immersion Classrooms

The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.), 1995-07, Vol.79 (2), p.166-178 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 1995 The Modern Language Journal ;1995 The Modern Language Journal ;ISSN: 0026-7902 ;ISSN: 1540-4781 ;EISSN: 1540-4781 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1995.tb05428.x ;CODEN: MOLJA8

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Title:
A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Second Language Use in Immersion Classrooms
Author: TARONE, ELAINE ; SWAIN, MERRILL
Subjects: Behavior ; Children ; Communities ; diglossia ; Elementary Education ; FLES ; Grade levels ; immersion program ; Immersion Programs ; Interviews ; Language ; Language Attitudes ; Language immersion programs ; Language Teachers ; Language Usage ; Languages ; Linguistics ; Native languages ; peer interaction ; Peer relations ; Peer Relationship ; Second Language Instruction ; Second Language Learning ; Second Language Programs ; Social interaction ; Sociolinguistics ; Student Behavior ; Students ; Teachers ; teaching and learning contexts ; Teaching Methods ; teaching of language
Is Part Of: The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.), 1995-07, Vol.79 (2), p.166-178
Description: This paper cites observational and interview evidence indicating that immersion students in the U.S. and Canada increasingly avoid using their second language in peer-peer interactions as they move into higher primary grade levels. Systematic research is called for to explore this reported phenomenon. It is suggested that the phenomenon is actually predictable if one takes a sociolinguistic perspective on immersion classrooms, viewing them as speech communities that become increasingly diglossic over time. The paper ends with a summary of discussions with immersion teachers about possible implications for teaching in immersion settings.
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0026-7902
ISSN: 1540-4781
EISSN: 1540-4781
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1995.tb05428.x
CODEN: MOLJA8
Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
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A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Second Language Use in Immersion Classrooms

Copyright 1995 The Modern Language Journal ;1995 The Modern Language Journal ;ISSN: 0026-7902 ;ISSN: 1540-4781 ;EISSN: 1540-4781 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1995.tb05428.x ;CODEN: MOLJA8

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