Immersion Education in Ireland: A Critical Review of Macnamara's Findings. Reply to Dr. Cummins. Reply to the Reply. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 13.

Autor/inn/en	Cummins, James; Macnamara, John
Titel	Immersion Education in Ireland: A Critical Review of Macnamara's Findings. Reply to Dr. Cummins. Reply to the Reply. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 13.
Quelle	(1977), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; Arithmetic; Bilingual Education; Bilingualism; Elementary Education; Elementary School Mathematics; English (Second Language); Immersion Programs; Language Attitudes; Language of Instruction; Mathematics Instruction; Second Languages; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Bilingualismus; Elementarunterricht; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Immersionsprogramm; Sprachverhalten; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Second language; Zweitsprache; Irland
Abstract	The present paper questions the validity of Macnamara's (1966) finding that teaching arithmetic through a bilingual's weaker language leads to retardation in problem arithmetic. By comparing the performance of immersion pupils on an Irish (as a second language) version of the problem arithmetic test with the performance of non-immersion pupils on an English (as a first language) version, Macnamara's study confounds bilinguals' competence in arithmetic with their ability to demonstrate this competence when tested through their weaker language. Macnamara's attempt to demonstrate the equivalence of Irish and English versions of the problem arithmetic test fails to take account of probable differences in Irish competence between the immersion pupils in the pretest and those in the main study. Macnamara rejects Cummins' criticism in a brief reply. Cummins' reply to Macnamara's reply is also provided. (Author/CFM)
Anmerkungen	Bilingual Education Project, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V6 (as long as supply lasts)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC