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Chang, Hsing-Wu; Yang, Li-Shang – 1985
Two experiments investigated preschoolers' acquisition of spatial words in Mandarin Chinese. In one experiment, 5 groups of 10 children at 34, 39, 46, 52, and 57 months were tested for comprehension and production of 14 pairs of Chinese spatial words. In the comprehension test the children were asked to point to pictures corresponding to the words…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, English

Levine, Virginia B. – Hispania, 1992
One teacher's experience teaching Spanish to a gifted fourth grade class and a traditional class is reported. Three Foreign Language Experience Program (FLEX) objectives were used: promoting interest in a second-language and culture, fostering interest in future study, and exposing students to limited language in thematic settings to acquire…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education

Buchanan, Helen – British Journal of Special Education, 1988
The preverbal communication of four children, aged three-six with severe learning difficulties was observed in free-play sessions at home and at school. In two of the children, results indicated that the home was a more facilitating environment for communication than the school; results were inconclusive for the other children. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis

Scholer, Hermann; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
This research is testing the suggestion that acquisition and representation of formal language knowledge of dysphasic children is qualitatively different from the normal language acquisition/representation processes. In a cohort-sequential design, aspects of language and cognitive development of 120 dysphasic children aged 6-14 are being analyzed…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Tamuly, Annette – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
A discussion of communicative language teaching of children of about eight focuses on their unique communication capacities and needs, particularly in the school environment, on the importance of teaching communication strategies as a social and linguistic tool, on developing metalinguistic competence, and on the role of the imagination in…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Child Language, Children
Evans, Charlotte – 1998
A review of literature focuses on the literacy acquisition process of deaf children who acquire American Sign Language (ASL) as a first language and written English as a second language. Literacy in this context is defined broadly to include the context and culture in which reading and writing occur, referring to the strong connection between…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Child Language, Children
Solis, Adela – 1986
A study examined the acquisition of negation in English as a Second Language in a 4-year-old Salvadoran girl, a native speaker of Spanish. Specifically, the study looked for evidence of language transfer in bilingual acquisition and the direction of that transfer (Spanish to English, English to Spanish). Over 5 months, spontaneous speech (55…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language, Comparative Analysis
D'Acierno, Maria Rosaria – 1990
A discussion of bilingualism and second language learning distinguishes three types of bilingualism, namely, compound, coordinate, and sub-coordinate. A compound bilingual is an individual who learns two languages in the same environment so that he/she acquires one notion with two verbal expressions. A coordinate bilingual acquires the two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language