title: Evolving 50-50% bilingual pedagogy in Alberta: what does the research say?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Rahat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naqvi
authors.affiliation: Calgary Board of Education Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Senator Patrick Burns School, Calgary Board of Education Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krickhan
keywords: Spanish; bilingual learning; bilingual pedagogy; cross-linguistic transfer