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ERIC Number: EJ524516
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0790-8318
Worlds Together...Words Apart: Bridging Cognition and Communication for Second Language Learners Through an Authentic Arts-Based Curriculum.
Spina, Stephanie Urso
Language, Culture and Curriculum, v8 n3 p231-47 1995
Presents a rationale for designing an authentic arts-based curriculum (AABC) that will facilitate the scholastic achievement of second-language learners. The article offers proposals for the implementation of such a curriculum, discusses the design of AABC positioned within a Vygotskian framework of learning, and synthesizes applicable findings from related literature. (84 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Activities, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Theories, Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Social Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Vygotsky (Lev S)