Learning by Viewing: Cartoons as Foreign Language Learning Material for Children--A Case Study.

Jylha-Laide, Jaana

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ERIC Number: EJ496616

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Publication Date: 1994

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Learning by Viewing: Cartoons as Foreign Language Learning Material for Children--A Case Study.

Jylha-Laide, Jaana

Journal of Educational Television, v20 n2 p93-109 1994

Presents a case study of a six-year-old Finnish girl who learned a foreign language by watching English language cartoons on video, without formal teaching or contact with native speakers. Topics addressed include television versus video; sentence structure; rate of speech; repetition; and learning by viewing versus naturalistic language learning. (26 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Cartoons, Case Studies, Childrens Television, English, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Speech Habits, Television Viewing, Verbal Learning

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Finland

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