Krupa-Kwiatkowski, Magdalena

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ERIC Number: EJ577563

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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"You Shouldn't Have Brought Me Here!": Interaction Strategies in the Silent Period of an Inner-Directed Second Language Learner.

Krupa-Kwiatkowski, Magdalena

Research on Language and Social Interaction, v31 n2 p133-75 1998

A study of the "silent period" in second-language learning focused on behavior of a 6-year-old Polish child shortly after immigration, in interaction with American children, bilingual Polish-American children, and another recent English-learner. Comparing play environments allowed identification of characteristics of interaction with target-language speakers that can be attributed to specific status and language conditions. (MSE)

Descriptors: Child Language, Children, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns, Language Research, Learning Theories, Play, Polish, Second Language Learning, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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