Studies on Immersion Education. A Collection for United States Educators.

Overview & Synopsis

A collection of papers on immersion programs focuses primarily on their applicability for language minority students, and addresses some common myths and misunderstandings about immersion education. In "An Overview of Issues in Immersion Education" (Wallace Lambert), major issues and misconceptions are outlined. A second group of papers includes: "Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Immersion Education (Fred Genesee); "Canadian French Immersion Education: Current Administrative and Instructional Practices" (Sharon Lapkin and James Cummins); and "A Review of Immersion Education in Canada: Research and Evaluation Studies" (Merrill Swain). The final group of papers looks at the situation in the United States, in "The Immersion Education Approach to Foreign Language Teaching" (Russell N. Campbell), and "The Inadequacy of English Immersion Education as an Educational Approach for Language Minority Students in the United States" (Eduardo Hernandez-Chavez). (MSE)