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Peer reviewedHaritos, Calliope; Nelson, Katherine – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
A study examined how languages affect memory for narrative. Forty bilingual children aged 8-9 listened to a story in either English or Greek, and then retold it in English or Greek. Unexpectedly, children who heard the story in English and retold it in Greek had significantly better story recall than other groups. Educational implications are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect
