Classroom Language Experiences of Trilingual Children in French Immersion
- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- Published by University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) in The Canadian Modern Language Review / La revue canadienne des langues vivantes
- Vol. 54 (3), 376-393
- https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.54.3.376
Abstract
This article reports on a case study of the school language experiences of three trilingual children enroled in early French immersion programs in metropolitan Vancouver, British Columbia. Fieldwork included classroom observations of French and English language lessons and semi-structured interviews of the participating children and their teachers as well as document collection. We discuss themes emerging from analysis related to the trilingual children's literacy practises and contexts for language learning and the teachers' perceptions of these students and representations of trilingualism.Keywords
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