Two-way immersion education in Germany: bridging the linguistic gap

被引:7
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作者
Meier, Gabriela Sylvia [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bath, Dept Educ, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
关键词
two-way immersion; maintenance bilingual education; immersion bilingual education; early-exit/late-exit bilingual education programmes; BICS/CALP; additive bilingualism;
D O I
10.1080/13670050903418793
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
A PhD literature review in the field of two-way immersion (TWI) education revealed that German TWI programmes are hardly ever mentioned in English-language publications. There have been several TWI programmes in Germany since the 1960s with an increase in number and language combinations since the 1990s. This article provides an overview of German TWI programmes and literature for an English-language audience and summarises relevant research evidence. Combining evidence from Germany and elsewhere, I argue on the one hand that TWI education is likely to have linguistic and sociocultural benefits, and on the other hand that no conclusions of effectiveness should be drawn before at least six to eighty ears of TWI education.
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页码:419 / 437
页数:19
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