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Wofford, Mary Claire; Cano, Jessica; Goodrich, J. Marc; Fitton, Lisa – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: This study examined performance of dual language learners (DLLs) on Spanish- and English-language narrative story retells and unique tells. Transcription and analysis focused on comparisons of common microstructural language sample measures in Spanish and English across tasks. Each language sample measure was evaluated for its possible…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Spanish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Bourgoin, Renée; Le Bouthillier, Josée – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
Elementary French immersion (FI) language arts teachers often organize instruction around small learning groups. Students rotate through learning stations/centres and work independently with their peers on L2 literacy skills. This study examined how principles of task-based language teaching (TBLT) can be used and/or adapted to further support…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, French, Elementary School Students, Language Arts
Wofford, Mary Claire; Wood, Carla L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
Oral narrative retells are rich sources of information for language development. Investigators collected English-language oral narrative retells during the fall and spring from 65 Spanish-English-speaking dual language learners (DLL) in kindergarten and first grade. Investigators examined transcripts of oral narratives for (a) inclusion and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Grammar, Verbs, Bilingualism