NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
The Effect of Age of First Exposure on Vocabulary, Mean Length of Utterance, Morphosyntactic Accuracy, and Semantic and Sentence-Level Patterns in the First 2 Years of French Second-Language Learning by Preschool- to Adolescent-Age Mandarin Speakers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Elin Thordardottir; Ludivine Plez – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Background: Bilingual assessment is particularly difficult in the very first period of children's second language (L2) exposure. This exploratory, longitudinal study examined L2 learning after 1 and 2 years of L2 exposure by young immigrants and how it is affected by their age at first exposure to the L2 (AoE). Method: Participants were 18…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Preschool Children, Adolescents
Mealtime Talk as a Language Learning Context: Australian Chinese Parents' Language Use in Interactions with Their Preschool-Aged Children at the Dinner Table
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hu, Jiangbo; Torr, Jane; Wei, Yonggang; Jiang, Changhua – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Families' mealtime talk has significant implications for children's language development. This study investigated five middle-class Australian Chinese families that differ in their lifestyles and meal routines. It aims to explore: (1) the nature of the Chinese parents' language use in interactions with children at mealtime; and (2) the factors…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Language Patterns, Parent Child Relationship