Language Immersion Programs for Young Children? Yes . . . but Proceed with Caution

Autor/in	Soderman, Anne K.
Titel	Language Immersion Programs for Young Children? Yes . . . but Proceed with Caution
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 91 (2010) 8, S.54-61 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Immersion Programs; Young Children; Developmental Delays; Bilingualism; Chinese; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; International Schools; Language Fluency; Second Language Instruction; Cognitive Ability; Metalinguistics; Language Aptitude; Bilingual Education Programs; Foreign Countries; Educational Benefits; China (Beijing) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immersionsprogramm; Frühe Kindheit; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Bilingualismus; China; Chinesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; International school; Internationale Schule; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Denkfähigkeit; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Ausland; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	A dual immersion program in Chinese and English at the 3e International School in Beijing is helping children become fluent in both languages, even though many students spoke neither language when they entered the school. Children enter the program as young as two years old. Studies indicate that bilingual children have higher levels of cognitive flexibility than unilingual children, bilingual children become more aware of the meta-linguistic structures of language, and young children are fully able to handle bilingualism without becoming developmentally delayed in language. Dual language immersion programs must be carefully constructed and monitored and must provide best practice in skill building and language training. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Phi Delta Kappa International. 408 North Union Street, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-1789. Tel: 800-766-1156; Fax: 812-339-0018; e-mail: orders@pdkintl.org; Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org/publications/pubshome.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10