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Direct linkGreen, Jennifer; Hodge, Gabrielle; Kelly, Barbara F. – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2022
In this article, we provide an overview of the last twenty years of research on Indigenous sign languages, deaf community sign languages, co-speech gesture, and multimodal communication in the Australian context. From a global perspective, research on sign languages and on the gestures that normally accompany speech has been used as the basis for…
Descriptors: Deafness, Indigenous Populations, Sign Language, Nonverbal Communication
Salvi, Rita – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1988
A series on language teaching and learning for teachers includes books on the following topics: (1) psycholinguistics (Titone); (2) the role of the brain in language acquisition (Danesi); (3) the creative language of children (Crema & De Robertis); and (4) suggestopedia (Lozanov & Gateva). (CFM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedGierut, Judith A. – Language Learning, 1988
Integrates the phonological research concerns of two language-learning populations: (1) adults acquiring a second language, and (2) children learning to correct functional speech sound errors. The basic theoretical and pedagogical aims overlapped for the two populations, and the results of research on either population had strong potential for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
Peer reviewedParkinson, Wendy – BABEL: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1989
Explores and analyzes research concerning the effect of limited English-language proficiency on children's performance in Australian schools, focusing on educational policies, characteristics of limited-English-speaking children, attitudes toward such children, and English-as-a-Second-Language acquisition. (CB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Language, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedChristian, Donna – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Depicts the state of two-way immersion programs in the United States. Data indicate that these programs educate nonnative- English-speaking students, expand the nation's language resources by conserving the native-language skills of minority students and developing second-language skills in English-speaking students, and enhance crosscultural…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cultural Awareness, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedLightbown, Patsy M. – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
The English-as-a-second-language teacher's role is explored, with five specific areas of responsibility elaborated: (1) providing comprehensible input; (2) preparing learners to cope with nonclassroom language; (3) providing references and resource materials; (4) providing focused instruction in particular areas of language; and (5) providing…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Feedback
Download full textCummins, James – 1979
The proposed theoretical framework emphasizes the interaction between sociocultural, linguistic, and school program factors in explaining the academic and cognitive development of bilingual children. It is theorized that bilingualism that is cognitively and academically beneficial can be achieved only on the basis of adequately developed first…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Child Language
