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Smith, Jennifer J. – 1990
The use of closed-caption television (CCTV) to help teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults was studied with a group of adult students in the Arlington, Virginia, Education and Employment Program. Although CCTV is designed for the hearing impaired, its combination of written with spoken English in the visual context of television makes…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Television