Second language writing development in English and in Spanish in a two-way immersion programme

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-170

  Serrano, Raquel ^a,b   Howard, Elizabeth ^c  

^a CENTER FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual education; Biliteracy; Second language writing; Two way immersion; Writing development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248148120     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/beb315.0     Document Type: Article

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