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Chung, Sheila Cira; Geva, Esther; Chen, Xi; Deacon, S. Helene – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
Models of reading development point to a role for knowledge about the orthography quite late in children's reading development; here we explore the contributions of early orthographic knowledge -- of the features of print -- to word reading development between kindergarten and Grade 1. We did so in a longitudinal study of 93 emergent bilingual…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Bilingualism, Grade 1, Kindergarten
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Kormos, Judit; Préfontaine, Yvonne – Language Teaching Research, 2017
The present mixed-methods study examined the role of learner appraisals of speech tasks in second language (L2) French fluency. Forty adult learners in a Canadian immersion program participated in the study that compared four sources of data: (1) objectively measured utterance fluency in participants' performances of three narrative tasks…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, French, Language Fluency, Second Language Learning
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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
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Llama, Raquel; López-Morelos, Luz Patricia – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
In several studies it is highlighted that the early acquisition of a language in the home results in phonetic and phonological benefits, and that it is not uncommon for early learners to achieve native-like pronunciation in their heritage language. However, most of these studies have been carried out with bilinguals. The present contribution aims…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Phonology, Bilingualism, French
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Pellerin, Martine – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2014
This article examines how the use of mobile technologies (iPods and tablets) in language classrooms contributes to redesigning task-based approaches for young language learners. The article is based on a collaborative action research (CAR) project in Early French Immersion classrooms in the province of Alberta, Canada. The data collection included…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Bouffard, Laura Annie; Sarkar, Mela – Language Awareness, 2008
Most research on language awareness in a second language (L2) has been carried out with adult learners. This research presents data showing that pedagogical techniques can be devised enabling children as young as 8 to develop metalinguistic awareness of their emerging L2 system. Building on existing work by Canadian researchers, this…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Immersion Programs, Metalinguistics, Teaching Methods
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Swain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Offers immersion classroom data focusing on the use of collaborative tasks related to the content to be learned that draw learners attention to formal properties of French. Such tasks provide both oral practice and lead to more accurate language use. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs