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Download full textDanhua, Wei – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Issues concerning the language of instruction used in teaching English to native speakers of Chinese, particularly adolescents, are discussed. The discussion draws on research in two areas: the role of language medium in the acquisition of concepts, and psycholinguistic differences between Chinese and English. It is concluded that while the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chinese, Classroom Communication, Concept Formation
Giordano, Gerard – 1977
Neurological data indicate that the universal aptitude for functional language is biologically based, species specific, and developmental. The universality of functional oral speech is indisputable. Everyone, however, does not exhibit similar expertise in processing oral and visual language. Many people can speak two languages functionally but…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes
