Bonjour!

Just kidding!

3 Methods

immersion

Foreign Language in the Elementary School

Foreign Language EXperience

Pros Cons & + -

Most Effective ?

Mademoiselle Kelly!

Mrs. Ward, thanks for helping me to plan an execute my project and its components

Many thanks to Dr. V for helping me with source location and project revisions.

I would like to thank my parents for helping me with revisions.

Thank you Anna Morrow for helping me revise my work.

I would like to thank Mr. Manga for his mentorship.

Thank you Mr. Rodoff for helping me simplify my presentation.

Et finalement,

merci aux élèves de français un,

parcequ’ils ont fait la classe

très magnifique!

Avez-vous des questions?

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Works Cited Continued Porter, Catherine. "English Is Not Enough." Chronicle of Higher Education 18 Apr. 2010: ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web. 24 Sep Robinson, Deborah Wilburn. “The Cognitive, Academic, and Attitudinal Benefits of Early Language Learning.” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Print. Rubio, C. Albert. “A Rationale for Immersion.” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Print. Stewart, Janice Hostler. “Foreign Language Studies in Elementary Schools: Benefits and Implications for Achievement in Reading and Math.” Early Childhood Education Journal (Aug. 2005): EBSCOHost Education Research Complete. Web. 30 Sept St. Gil, Marc. Students in a Classroom at Leakey, Texas, Near San Antonio 05/73. May US National Archives. Flickr: The Commons. Web. 12 Oct

Works Consulted Asher, James J. and Ramiro Garcia. “Optimal Age to Learn a Foreign Language.” The Modern Language Journal (May 1969): JSTOR. Web. 18 Oct Cloud, Nancy and Fred Genesee. “Multilingualism is Basic.” Educational Leadership (Mar. 1998): EBSCOHost. Web. 8 Oct Curtain, Helena. Foreign Language Learning: An Early Start. ERIC Digests. Web. 30 Sept Lyster, Roy. “Focus on Form in Content Based Instruction.” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Print. Met, Myriam. “Foreign Language on Starting Early.” Educational Leadership (Sept 1991): EBSCOHost. Web. 14 Oct Oxford, Rebecca. Language Learning Strategies: An Update. Center for Applied Linguistics, Web. 19 Oct Torres, Irma. “Report on Current Practice: K-8 Program in Ferndale, Michigan.” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, Print.

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