Communicative Competence of Low-Income Children: Assumptions and Programmes.

John, Vera P.

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ERIC Number: EJ020374

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Publication Date: 1970

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Communicative Competence of Low-Income Children: Assumptions and Programmes

John, Vera P.

Engl Lang Teaching, 24, 2, 112-119, 70 Jan

Asserting that language enrichment programs are often weakened by the assumption that standard English is necessary for the development of abstract thought, the author discusses problems of educational planning and policy with regard to low-income youth and specifies four areas in which further research must be carried out. (FWB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Concept Formation, Cultural Influences, Educational Objectives, Language Enrichment, Program Evaluation, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, TENL

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