Cognitive advantage in children enrolled in a second-language immersion elementary school program for three years

Bilingualism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 597-607

  Nicolay, Anne Catherine ^a   Poncelet, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

attentional functions; bilingualism; executive functions; second language immersion education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878505391     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728912000375     Document Type: Article

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