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Scott Cohen – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2024
This Family and Practitioner Brief discusses the challenge in translating complex scientific words with abstract concepts from spoken/written language to American Sign Language (ASL).
Descriptors: Translation, Scientific Concepts, Vocabulary, Oral Language
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Jialin Lai; Juan F. Quinonez-Beltran; R. Malatesha Joshi – Reading Research Quarterly, 2024
With the overwhelming "Anglocentric" or "alphabetocentric" science of reading, the current review aimed to add to the science of reading acquisition from the perspective of abugidic writing system, distinct from the well-research alphabetic writing system in multiple dimensions of orthographic complexity, as proposed by Daniels…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Bilingualism, Alphabets, Foreign Countries
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Ornuma Chingchit – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
It is widely accepted that written corrective feedback (WCF) is an effective tool for helping learners develop their L2 knowledge. Yet, it remains inconclusive as to which type of WCF can best facilitate L2 learning. In recent years, many second language acquisition (SLA) researchers agree that "direct" and "focused" WCF may be…
Descriptors: Written Language, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
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Icy Lee – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2024
The past few decades have witnessed a remarkable surge of research interest in written corrective feedback (WCF). Given its pivotal role in the writing classroom, WCF has remained one of the most vibrant and dynamic areas for scholarly investigations. The aim of this article is to chart future directions for WCF research. To do this, it first…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Feedback (Response), Error Correction
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Manuel David González Pérez – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2024
Although some critics consider it time-consuming and demanding, proponents of the monolingual approach for field research (i.e., learning to speak a target field language as part of the research process) argue that it can provide a unique insight into its structures. However, this claim remains largely unsubstantiated in the available literature…
Descriptors: Language Research, Data Collection, Documentation, Bilingualism
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David L. Share – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
In this essay, I outline some of the essential ingredients of a universal theory of reading acquisition, one that seeks to highlight commonalities while embracing the global diversity of languages, writing systems, and cultures. I begin by stressing the need to consider insights from multiple disciplines including neurobiology, cognitive science,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes
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Kathleen J. Abendroth – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
To support adolescents with language-based learning disabilities (LLD), speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should adopt a multiliteracies framework that targets critical media literacy skills. Multiliteracies recognize the increasingly digital and collaborative nature of written language that adolescents encounter and promote using online…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments, Media Literacy
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Stefania Spina; Irene Fioravanti; Luciana Forti; Fabio Zanda – Second Language Research, 2024
This article introduces the CELI corpus, a new learner corpus of written Italian consisting of ca. 600,000 tokens, evenly distributed among CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) proficiency levels B1, B2, C1 and C2. The collected texts derive from the language certification exams administered by the University for Foreigners…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Best Practices
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Eric B. Claravall; Erica Walthall – Reading Teacher, 2024
It has been more than 50 years since Clay (1966) first introduced the concepts about print (CAP). Emergent readers, aged 4-5, must acquire an understanding of basic and hierarchical concepts of letters, words, and sentences; they must also learn basic knowledge about texts and books; they must develop an awareness of book orientation,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Literacy Education, Middle Class, Teaching Methods