LANGUAGE IMERSION - AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE PRE-SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CURRICULUM OF ESTONIA
Title | LANGUAGE IMERSION - AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE PRE-SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CURRICULUM OF ESTONIA |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Kukk, A, Muldma, M |
Journal | Problems of Education in the 21st Century |
Volume | 7 |
Start Page | 169-179 |
Date Published | June/2008 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1822-7864 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 863781 |
Keywords | child’s readiness for school, language immersion |
Abstract | After becoming a member of the European Union Estonia has started to become more multicultural and this has brought along the need to teach the Estonian language to children with different native languages. Language immersion is a form of study which is applied as a national program in Estonia with the aim of facilitating acquiring Estonian as a second language. Although early language immersion is popular in Estonia, teachers, parents and educational institutions do not have a clear idea of how language immersion influences a child’s coping in different educational stages and which issues should be considered as primary concerns in guiding the development of a non-Estonian child. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1392236656.pdf |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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