Bonjour!
Just
kidding!
3 Methods
immersion
Foreign
Language in the
Elementary
School
Foreign
Language
EXperience
+
-
Pro
&
s
Con
s
Most
Effective
?
Mademoiselle Kelly!
Mrs. Ward,
components
thanks for helping me to plan an execute my project and its
Many thanks to
Dr. V
for helping me with source location and project revisions.
I would like to thank
revisions.
my parents
for helping me with
Thank you
Anna Morrow
for helping me revise my work.
I would like to thank
Mr. Manga
for his mentorship.
Thank you
Mr. Rodoff
for helping me simplify my presentation.
Et finalement,
merci aux
élèves de français
parcequ’ils ont
fait la classe
très magnifique!
Avez-vous des questions?
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