The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs. Immersion, a relatively new approach to bilingual education, originated in Canada. It uses the target language as a medium of instruction in order to achieve additive bilingualism -- a high level of second language proficiency. The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case...
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