On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:54:21 -0800
  "Kevin Jepson" <kevin.jepson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Abbie Tom - were you asking about L2 influence on L1 

>literacy or vice

> versa? I've read a lot about L1 influence on L2, but 

>haven't seen much

> on L2 influence on L1 literacy!

> 

> Kevin


The term common underlying proficiency (CUP) has been
used to refer to the cognitive/academic proficiency that
underlies academic performance in both languages.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/cummins.htm

Peace,

David Brown
ESL/EFL Teacher
Long Beach, CA
USA


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> On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:34:46 -0500

>  A Tom <abtom at mindspring.com> wrote:

>  I would love to know, however, if

>>students (those with the same writing system) who learn 

>>to read in a second language use that knowledge to learn 

>>to read their first language.  Has anyone ever looked at 

>>that?  Abbie Tom

>> 

>> abtom at mindspring.com

>> Abbie Tom

>> Durham Technical Community College

>> Durham, NC US

> 

> Both cognitive development and academic development in 

>the 

> first language have been found to have positive effects 

>on 

> second-language learning (Bialystock, 1991; Collier, 

>1989, 

> 1992; Garcia, [E.] 1994; Genessee, 1987, 1994; Thomas & 

> Collier, 1997). Academic skills, literacy development, 

> concept formation, subject knowledge, and strategy 

> development learned in the first language transfer to 

>the 

> second language. However, because literacy is socially 

> situated, it is equally critical to provide a supportive 

> school envirornment that allows the academic and 

>cognitive 

> development in the first language to flourish.

> 

> http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li7lk12.

> htm

> 

> The term common underlying proficiency (CUP) has also 

>been 

> used to refer to the cognitive/academic proficiency that 

> underlies academic performance in both languages.

> 

> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/cummins.htm

> 

> Peace,

> 

> David Brown

> ESL/EFL Teacher

> Long Beach, CA

> USA

> 

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> David

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