A Tale of Two Schools: Developing Sustainable Early Foreign Language Programs

by G. Richard Tucker and Richard Donato

Book Overview

This volume documents a sixteen-year longitudinal study of two elementary schools in which Spanish and Japanese foreign language programs were implemented and evaluated. Evaluation of the programs involved documenting children's language development, assessing the attitudes of various constituents, and examining critical issues related to the introduction and successful operation of a well articulated sequential foreign language program in schools...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847693105
• ISBN13: 9781847693105
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"