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ERIC Number: EJ437493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0553
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Captioned Television as Comprehensible Input: Effects of Incidental Word Learning from Context for Language Minority Students.
Neuman, Susan B.; Koskinen, Patricia
Reading Research Quarterly, v27 n1 p94-106 1992
Analyzes whether comprehensible input via captioned television influences acquisition of science vocabulary and concepts using 129 bilingual seventh and eighth graders. Finds that comprehensible input is a key ingredient in language acquisition and reading development. (MG)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Captions, Grade 7, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Language Acquisition, Middle Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Sciences, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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