Arnold's Advantages: How Governor Schwarzenegger Acquired English through De Facto Bilingual Education

Autor/inn/en	Ramos, Francisco; Krashen, Stephen
Titel	Arnold's Advantages: How Governor Schwarzenegger Acquired English through De Facto Bilingual Education
Quelle	In: International Multilingual Research Journal, 7 (2013) 3, S.220-229 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-3152
DOI	10.1080/19313152.2011.651395
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Public Officials; Native Language; Literacy; Learning Strategies; Bilingual Education; Educational Attainment; Transfer of Training; Linguistic Input; Second Language Instruction; Learning Experience; German; Immigrants; Foreign Countries; Friendship; Australia; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Sprachbildung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lernerfahrung; Deutscher; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Ausland; Freundschaft; Australien; Kalifornien
Abstract	Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has repeatedly mentioned that immigrants to the United States should do what he did to acquire English: Avoid using their first languages and speak, listen to, and read a vast amount of materials in English--a combination he referred to as "immersion." Yet, Schwarzenegger's real path to successful English acquisition was much closer to "de facto" bilingual education: He had the advantage of several years of education in his first language, which provided him with literacy and background knowledge. He also had several sources of comprehensible input in English, including English as a foreign language instruction in his native Austria, English as a second language and content courses in the United States, and a helpful circle of friends. His case is, unfortunately, not very similar to that of a large majority of those adult immigrants to the United States he intends to advise. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10