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ERIC Number: EJ586228
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
Children's Vocabulary Acquisition in a Foreign Language through Watching Subtitled Television Programs at Home.
Koolstra, Cees M.; Beentjes, Johannes W. J.
Educational Technology Research and Development, v47 n1 p51-60 1999
Investigates the effect of subtitled television programs on Dutch elementary school children's foreign-language acquisition. Findings indicate that of three experimental conditions--English television program with and without subtitles, and a Dutch television program (control)--vocabulary acquisition and English word recognition were highest in the subtitled condition. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Programming (Broadcast), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Television, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dutch Speaking; Subtitles (Television)