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ERIC Number: EJ307293
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Understanding Fables in First and Second Languages.
Goldman, Susan R.; And Others
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v8 n2 p35-66 Win 1984
Evidence for transfer of prior knowledge across first and second language inputs was shown when 211 kindergarten through sixth grade students, both monolingual English and Spanish/English speakers, were presented Aesop's fables and were tested for retelling the fables, responding to questions about fable character's motives, and extracting lessons from fables. (NEC)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Books, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Folk Culture, Linguistic Competence, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Aesop Fables; Monolingual Students