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Clark, Ellen Riojas; Linden, Judy

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ERIC Number: EJ546036

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Using "Ferngully" To Access English Listening Comprehension in Children.

Clark, Ellen Riojas; Linden, Judy

TESOL Journal, v6 n3 p20-24 Spr 1997

Discusses the results of presenting an animated movie conveying the theme of preserving the natural environment to non-English-speaking Mexican children in English-as-a-Second-Language classes as a stimulus for concentrating on English comprehension. Findings indicate that 42% of the students reviewed showed English comprehension and 30% described the film's visual context. (13 references) (CK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Context Effect, English (Second Language), Instructional Films, Listening Comprehension, Mexican Americans, Second Language Instruction, Spanish Speaking, Student Motivation, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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