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THE USE OF BILINGUAL DISCOURSE MARKERS: IDENTITY IN MEDIATED LEARNING
Abstract
This study looks at the placement of educational television, using Maya & Miguel (PBS), as an example of a tool for mediated learning. The animated children’s program utilizes codeswitching between English and Spanish in a multicultural setting, with the claim of expanding viewers’ exposure and acceptance of bilingualism and diverse cultural traditions. Using a corpus analysis of the dialogue, discourse markers are shown to be used by characters to form their social identity within the characters’ relationships on the show.
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Specker, E., (2008) “THE USE OF BILINGUAL DISCOURSE MARKERS: IDENTITY IN MEDIATED LEARNING”, Journal of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching 15, 97-120.
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