Do children learning French as a second language see benefits from reading bilingual French-English children’s books?
A study recently published in the journal Language and Literacy found that bilingual books, which are not often used in French immersion classrooms, are seen by students as an effective tool for second language learning.
To find out more on this topic, we spoke with the co-author of the paper, Joël Thibeault, Assistant Professor of French education at uOttawa’s Faculty of Education. [Read more…] about When English and French mix in literature
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