Document Type
Unpublished Research Paper
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to elicit participant reactions to two-way immersion (TWI) programs in the United States of America. A large number of recent studies have focused on instructor views and perspectives of two-way immersion programs, so this study aimed to gain insight from students who are, or who have, participated in TWI programs throughout North America.
One hundred fifty-one TWI schools throughout the United States were contacted and asked to participate in this study. Two similar surveys were developed, one for current TWI students, and another for former TWI students. Students from these two groups were asked to fill out a confidential online survey that addressed specific linguistic skills, abilities, and preferences, as well as connection to the cultures of the target language. Forty-eight percent of the survey respondents were native speakers of English, and the remaining 52% were non-native speakers of English. The number of respondents to the former student survey was so low that the data were inconclusive, and, therefore, will not be included in this study.
Since the survey was conducted online, the data were stored in a comma-delimited format for further evaluation. The data were then tallied and analyzed for common themes.
Department
IT Solutions
Recommended Citation
Frayseth, Brett; Miller, Carrie Lewis; Livermont, James; and Siebke, Melissa, "Participant Reactions to Two-Way Immersion (TWI) Programs" (2006). IT Solutions Publications. 1.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/it-solutions-pubs/1
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