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From http://www.eltresearchbites.com/

Anthony Schmidt summarizes a 2006 study by B. Song about the effectiveness of content-based ESL instruction in a recent blog post. The study found the following significant results: 

• "Content-linked students were more likely to pass their first ESL courses than ESL-only students
• Content-linked students performed better in subsequent ESL courses
• More content-linked students passed the ACT test
• There were no differences in GPA for credit-bearing English courses once the ACT was passed
• Content-linked students took and earned more credits and were more likely to graduate
• Content-linked students had higher GPAs overall (though the article did not indicate when the GPA was taken [e.g. after one year, two years, at graduation])."

Read the research summary at http://www.eltresearchbites.com/201804-content-based-instruction-in-eap-what-are-the-long-term-outcomes/