Assessment of Communicative Competence of Children in Welsh Immersion Programmes [microform] / Delyth Jones
- Bib ID:
- 5599757
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Jones, Delyth
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED400686
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- [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1996
- 19 p.
- Summary:
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This study investigated the degree of communicative competence of 8-year-old (n=45) students in five Welsh language immersion programs or Welsh-medium schools, comparing the children's skills with those of 10 native Welsh-speaking children. All were asked to retell a story show previously on video, and to participate in a group discussion task. In addition, they were asked to write the story in their own words. Specific aspects were analyzed within four main areas of competence subscribed in communicative competence: grammatical (especially use of gender); sociolinguistic (appropriate use of formal and familiar terms of address for second person singular); discourse (cohesion); and strategic (communication strategies used in retelling the story and in group discourse). Patterns of usage and comparisons with native-speaking peers are summarized. Results suggests that the immersion students' grammatical and sociolinguistic competence were weaker than their discourse and strategic competence. Contains 26 references. (MSE)
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Communication Skills
- Communicative Competence (Languages)
- Comparative Analysis
- Discourse Analysis
- Elementary Education
- Foreign Countries
- Grammar
- Immersion Programs
- Interpersonal Communication
- Language of Instruction
- Language Skills
- Native Speakers
- Program Effectiveness
- Second Language Learning
- Second Language Programs
- Uncommonly Taught Languages
- Welsh
- Young Children
- Genre/Form:
- Reports, Research
- Available From:
- ERIC
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