This document discusses different methods for teaching foreign languages in elementary schools, including immersion programs. It thanks several people for their help and support with a school project. The document also includes citations for references used in the project on the benefits of early foreign language education.

1. Bonjour!

2. Just kidding!

3. 3 Methods

4. immersion

5. F oreign L anguage in the E lementary S chool

6. F oreign L anguage EX perience

7. Pros Cons & + -

8. Most Effective ?

10. Mademoiselle Kelly!

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

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

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

16. Thank you Anna Morrow for helping me revise my work.

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

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

19. Et finalement,

20. merci aux élèves de français un,

21. parcequ’ils ont fait la classe

22. très magnifique!

23. Avez-vous des questions?

24. Works Cited Bronze Age Balance . FlickrCC: Blue Mountains . Web. 7 Jan. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/7945858@N08/3342770174>. Cooper, Thomas C. “Foreign Language Study and SAT-Verbal Scores.” The Modern Language Journal (Winter 1987): 381-387. JSTOR . Web. 6 Oct. 2010 <http://www.jstor.org>. Foreign Language Flags from imagechef.com Gouin, Donna. “Report on Current Practice: Immersion Program in Montgomery, County Maryland.” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, 1998. 62-64. Print. Heining-Boynton, Audrey L. “What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of FLES, FLEX, and Immersion?” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, 1998. 1-4. Print. Holobow, Naomi E. “A Report on Research: The Suitability of Immersion for All Majority-Language Children.” Critical Issues in Early Second Language Learning: Building Our Children’s Future. Ed. Myriam Met. New York: Addison Wesley Educational Publishers, 1998. 68-73. Print.

25. Works Cited Continued Porter, Catherine. &quot;English Is Not Enough.&quot; Chronicle of Higher Education 18 Apr. 2010: ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web. 24 Sep. 2010. <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2015789651&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=148420&RQT=309&VName=PQD>. 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, 1998. 37-43. 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, 1998. 15-20. 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): 11-16. EBSCOHost Education Research Complete . Web. 30 Sept. 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/>. St. Gil, Marc. Students in a Classroom at Leakey, Texas, Near San Antonio 05/73 . May 1973. US National Archives. Flickr: The Commons . Web. 12 Oct. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3703573629/>.

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