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Berman, Ruth A.; Nir-Sagiv, Bracha – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
In this study we argue that narrative storytelling and expository discussion, as 2 distinct discourse genres, differ both in linguistic expression and in their underlying principles of organization--schema-based in narratives and category-based in exposition. Innovative analyses applied to 160 personal-experience narratives and expository essays…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education, Children
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Souto-Manning, Mariana – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
A bilingual elementary school teacher and mother of a bilingual child, the author questions the presence of specific bilingualism discourses in two Southeastern public schools. Despite research that shows the acquisition and development of two languages actually augment language processing and problem solving skills, the perception of children's…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Attitudes, Language Processing, Discourse Analysis