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Download full textNeuman, Susan B.; Koskinen, Patricia – 1991
One theory of second language acquisition argues that children's competence in a second language is a function of the amount of "comprehensible input" acquirers receive and understand, without formal instruction in reading or grammar. To examine this hypothesis, this study analyzes whether comprehensible input in the form of captioned television…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Captions, English (Second Language), Grade 7
