AUTHOR=Naqvi Rahat , Schmidt Elaine , Krickhan Marlene 

TITLE=Evolving 50–50% bilingual pedagogy in Alberta: what does the research say?

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00413

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00413

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>This paper outlines the provincial frameworks that define the Spanish bilingual program in Alberta, Canada, provides an historical overview of its pedagogic constraints and evolution, and proposes a framework for bilingual pedagogy. The framework is conceptualized from the research evidence of three local case studies, and is based on the centrality of cross-linguistic transfer, in relation to linguistic interdependence and bilingual learning.</p>