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How Do Utterance Measures Predict Raters' Perceptions of Fluency in French as a Second Language?
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Préfontaine, Yvonne; Kormos, Judit; Johnson, Daniel Ezra – Language Testing, 2016
While the research literature on second language (L2) fluency is replete with descriptions of fluency and its influence with regard to English as an additional language, little is known about what fluency features influence judgments of fluency in L2 French. This study reports the results of an investigation that analyzed the relationship between…
Descriptors: Prediction, French, Second Language Learning, Evaluators
The Effect of Sociolinguistic Factors and English Language Proficiency on the Development of French as a Third Language
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Bérubé, Daniel; Marinova-Todd, Stefka H. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
The classroom demographics in French immersion (FI) programs across Canada are changing: There are a growing number of multilingual students who are learning English as a second language (L2) and French as a third language (L3). However, little is known about the development of French language proficiency and reading skills of multilingual…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Multiple Regression Analysis, Reading Comprehension, French
The Role of Proficiency and Social Context on the Grade-6 Students' Acquisition of French as a Second Official Language in Canada
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Mady, Callie – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2014
In this paper, I report on the findings of a study that compared the French as a second official language (FSOL) proficiency of three groups of Grade-6 students in English-dominant Canada: Canadian-born monolingual English-speaking students, Canadian-born bilingual students and immigrant bilingual students (IMBs). The goal of the study was to…
Descriptors: Role, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Official Languages
The Role of Acculturation in Reading a Second Language: Its Relation to English Literacy Skills in Immigrant Chinese Adolescents
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Jia, Fanli; Gottardo, Alexandra; Koh, Poh Wee; Chen, Xi; Pasquarella, Adrian – Reading Research Quarterly, 2014
The main purpose of this study was to bridge the gap between the literature on cognitive variables related to English literacy learning skills, as suggested by the simple view of reading, and the literature on sociocultural variables, specifically acculturation. The sample consisted of 94 Chinese immigrant adolescents from grades 7-12 in Waterloo…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Language Proficiency and Early Literacy Skills of Cantonese-Speaking English Language Learners in the U.S. and Canada
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Uchikoshi, Yuuko; Marinova-Todd, Stefka H. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study describes the language proficiency and early literacy skills of Cantonese-speaking English language learners (ELLs) in kindergarten. A total of 113 Cantonese-speaking kindergarteners in Canada and the United States, composed of three subsamples from three different locations participated in this study. Results showed that on average,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Speech Communication
Orientations and Motivation in the Acquisition of English as a Second Language Among High School Students in Quebec City.
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Belmechri, Faiza; Hummel, Kirsten – Language Learning, 1998
Investigated the emergence of orientations and their relation to motivation in a predominantly monolingual context. Participants were 93 Quebec City francophone Grade 11 high school students learning English as a Second Language. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 11, High Schools
Attitudes and Cultural Background and Their Relationship to Reading Comprehension in a Second Language: A Comparison of Three Different Social Contexts.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Investigates the relationship of attitudes and cultural background to reading comprehension in the second language (L2) of Israeli Arab students learning Hebrew and Israeli Jewish and Canadian Arab students learning English. Results showed that the motivation of students to learning their L2 was instrumental rather than integrative, regardless of…
Descriptors: Arabs, Context Effect, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)