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Title | Study: Inuit Language Schooling Brings Long-term Benefits |
Body | From http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/98789_study_inuit_language_schooling_brings_long-term_benefits Study: Inuit language schooling brings long-term benefits With good base in Inuttitut, students do better SARAH ROGERS June 6, 2010 Long-term studies of school children in Nunavik show that students learn best and benefit from higher self-esteem when taught in their mother tongue. The findings mean Inuit students with a good base in Inuttitut tend to do better in their studies, says McGill psychology professor Don Taylor. These findings aren’t new — Taylor has been conducting research in Nunavik schools since the early 1980s— but they continue to play out in his continuing look at bilingual education. Read the full article at http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/98789_study_inuit_language_schooling_brings_long-term_benefits |
Source | Nunatsiaq Online |
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