Narrative, Argument, and Literacy: A Comparative Study of the Narrative Discourse Development of Monolingual and Bilingual 5-10-Year-Old Learners.

Shrubshall, P.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Narrative, Argument, and Literacy: A Comparative Study of the Narrative Discourse Development of Monolingual and Bilingual 5-10-Year-Old Learners.

Shrubshall, P.

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v18 n5 p402-21 1997

To find out more about bilingual children's narrative discourse acquisition, study analyzes and compares the oral narrative discourse of bilingual and monolingual 5- to 10-year-olds in two ways. Uses Labov's taxonomy to measure evaluation, and shema theory to do an episodic analysis of elicited narratives. Argues that these frameworks serve to describe the expository/argumentative discourse and "essay-text" literacy characteristics of an oral narrative. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Fluency, Literacy, Monolingualism, Narration, Oral Language, Portuguese, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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