 | Nancy H. Hornberger - Education - 2003 - 404 pages
...appearance of the term interlanguage. 10. Cummins's (1979b) linguistic interdependence hypothesis posits that 'the level of L2 competence which a bilingual...at the time when intensive exposure to L2 begins' (233). This hypothesis, along with the distinction between basic interpersonal communication skills... | |
 | Carole Edelsky - Education - 2006 - 337 pages
...from their bilingualism (Cummins, 1979, p. 229). The developmental interdependence hypothesis claimed that "the level of L2 competence which a bilingual...the type of competence the child has developed in LI at the time when intensive exposure to L2 begins" (Cummins, 1979, p. 233). BICS refers to "surface... | |
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developmental interdependence" hypothesis addresses itself to these issues. The Developmental Interdependence Hypothesis The developmental interdependence hypothesis proposes that the level of L2 competence which a bilingual child attains is partially... 