Publications

Publication details [#41581]

Griessler, Marion. 2001. The Effects of Third Language Learning on Second Language Proficiency: An Austrian Example. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 4 (1) : 50–60.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

L2-acquisition | L3-acquisition | language proficiency

Language as a subject

Austrian | English | French

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This comparative study examines the effectiveness of English instruction at LISA, an Austrian immersion school using English as the language of instruction; the Lycée Danube, an Austrian school teaching English in accordance with the traditional high school curriculum, but introducing French as a third language at an early stage; and a regular Austrian high school.