Running head: LINGUISTIC OUTCOMES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION 1 A Synthesis of Empirical Research on the Linguistic Outcomes of Early Foreign Language Instruction Becky H. Huang Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies University of Texas San Antonio Becky H. Huang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas San Antonio. Mailing Address: One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, U. S. A.; Email: becky.huang@utsa.edu; Phone: 1-210-458-5573.