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The Role of Ethnic Differences, Structural Background and Process Characteristics in the Family in Preschool Children's Language Proficiency
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Loboda, Liudmila; Vogelbacher, Markus; Gawlitzek, Ira – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
Whereas recent research has shown a positive correlation between stimulating family activities and children's skills, little is known about the mediating role of the parenting style in the effect of the familial socioeconomic status (SES) and the influence of the family language on children's language proficiency. Our aim is to investigate the…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Family Characteristics, Preschool Children, Language Proficiency
Terms of Engagement: Teaching the African Diaspora in German-Speaking Europe
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Nenno, Nancy P. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2019
Striving to be more representative in their answer to the question, "What is German," many programs are expanding their curricula to include the history and perspectives of Black Germans and Austrians. Through discussion of a course on "Die afrikanische Diaspora im deutschsprachigen Europa," this article argues that examining…
Descriptors: German, Guidelines, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning
From Early Starters to Late Finishers? A Longitudinal Study of Early Foreign Language Learning in School
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Jaekel, Nils; Schurig, Michael; Florian, Merle; Ritter, Markus – Language Learning, 2017
Foreign language education has now been implemented at the elementary school level across Europe, and early foreign language education has gained traction following language policies set by the European Commission. The long-term effects of an early start, however, have not received ample scientific scrutiny. The present study assessed early…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Grade 5, Grade 7, Foreign Countries
Internationalization at Home: Using Learning Motivation to Predict Students' Attitudes toward Teaching in a Foreign Language
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Gorges, Julia; Kandler, Christian; Bohner, Gerd – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Fostering foreign language proficiency is an important goal of university teaching. We identified German university students' (N = 1265) goal orientations developed during secondary school as predictors of attitudes toward receiving instruction in English at university. Mastery goal orientation was proposed to "directly" promote positive…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Instruction
The Academic Language Proficiency of Turkish Returnees from Germany.
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Daller, Helmut – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1995
Studies the language proficiency of the Turkish returnees from Germany who were either born in Germany or emigrated there with their parents at a young age. Results indicate that returnees have a deficit in cognitive academic language proficiency compared to control groups and that a correlation exists between language proficiency in Turkish,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Control Groups, Correlation, English
Language Learning: A Worldwide Perspective
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Christian, Donna; Pufahl, Ingrid U.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – Educational Leadership, 2005
Numerous reports and articles have decried the mediocrity of U.S. students' foreign language skills and have called for improved language education. One study that looked at foreign language education in 19 countries suggests several characteristics of successful foreign language programs: starting early, providing an articulated framework,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Heritage Education, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries