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Coyle, Yvette; Reverte Prieto, Maria José – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This is an empirical study in which we explore child foreign language learners' interactional strategy use, uptake, and lexical acquisition in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). The study was carried out with 16 10-year-old Spanish English as a foreign language learners paired with age- and proficiency-matched English native…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Second Language Learning
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Celinska, Dorota K. – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
This study analyzed personal and fictional narratives of culturally/ethnically diverse students with and without learning disabilities. The participants were 82 fourth to seventh graders from urban and suburban schools located in a Midwest metropolitan area. Narratives were elicited in the context of naturalistic conversation and analyzed using…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Learning Disabilities, Metropolitan Areas, African American Students
Bailey, Alison L.; Huang, Becky H.; Shin, Hye Won; Farnsworth, Tim; Butler, Frances A. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
Within an evidentiary framework for operationally defining academic English language proficiency (AELP), linguistic analyses of standards, classroom discourse, and textbooks have led to specifications for assessment of AELP. The test development process described here is novel due to the emphasis on using linguistic profiles to inform the …
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Reading Comprehension, Textbooks, English (Second Language)