The evolving sociopolitical context of immersion education in Canada: Some implications for program development

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-186

  Swain, Merrill ^a   Lapkin, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilingual education; Immersion programs; Multilingualism; Sociocultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944452233     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2005.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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