Integration in two-way immersion education: Equalising linguistic benefits for all students

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-99

  Jong, Ester De ^a,b   Howard, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive bilingualism; Bilingualism; Dual language immersion; Two way immersion

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349119392     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050802149531     Document Type: Article

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