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Bialystok, Ellen – Language Learning, 2007
Much of the research that contributes to understanding how bilingual children become literate is not able to isolate the contribution of bilingualism to the discussion of literacy acquisition for these children. This article begins by identifying three areas of research that are relevant to examining literacy acquisition in bilinguals, explaining…
Descriptors: Written Language, Phonemes, Literacy, Oral Language
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Burling, Robbins – Language Learning, 1978
Describes an innovative method for teaching reading in French to adult students. The method consists of literal translations in English with the English words, gradually replaced by French. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, French, Grammar, Instructional Innovation
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Horiba, Yukie; And Others – Language Learning, 1993
Investigated how English-as-a-Second-Language (L2) readers used structural properties of a text to "fill in the gaps" in their mental representations and compared these with native English readers' recall protocols. L2 readers' structure-preserving recalls were higher than their meaning-preserving protocols. Results suggest that L2 readers used…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Memory, Native Speakers