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Bornstein, Marc H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Mothers in Argentina, France, Japan, and the United States were observed interacting with their 5- and 13-month-old infants. Maternal speech was classified into expressions concerning affect and information. Mothers in all cultures used both classifications with their infants and spoke to older infants more than younger infants. (BC)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Caregiver Speech, Child Language
Raillard, Sabine – Francais dans le Monde, 1996
Focuses on factors influencing the mastery of a foreign language and one's native tongue. Both the child-mother relationship and the teacher-student relationship greatly influence the desire and propensity of an individual to acquire fluency in the language being taught. To learn to speak signifies a wish to use a language and become immersed in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Auditory Stimuli, Child Language, Elementary Education