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Trofimovich, Pavel; Lightbown, Patsy M.; Halter, Randall H.; Song, Hyojin – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2009
We report the results of a 2-year longitudinal comparison of grade 3 and grade 4 English-as-a-second-language learners in an experimental, comprehension-based program and those in a regular (i.e., more typical) language learning program. The goal was to examine the extent to which sustained, long-term comprehension practice in both listening and…
Descriptors: Sentences, Listening Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Imitation
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Bialystok, Ellen – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
The development of the concept of word is discussed in terms of specific advantages that might be available to bilingual children when compared with their monolingual peers. Three studies are reviewed in which bilingual children show more advanced understanding of some aspects of the concept of word than do monolingual children (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis