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Direct linkPyun, Danielle Ooyoung; Lee-Smith, Angela – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2011
Heritage learners comprise a substantial proportion of second language learners, including L2 Korean learners. Previous studies have shown that the vast majority of heritage language learners display weakness in orthographic accuracy. Due to their previous extended exposure to oral discourse and limited experience in written language, heritage…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Verbal Communication, Spelling, Heritage Education
Murphy, Isabel I.; Vencio, Elizabeth – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
This article explores mother tongue awareness among several Brazilian Amerindian societies in contrast with the perception of the importance of the vernacular according to policy makers and academics. The perception of the vernacular as important is discussed in the light of continuing debate among Brazil's educators concerning appropriate…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Speech Communication, Native Language Instruction, Written Language
Mishra, Ranjita; Stainthorp, Rhona – Journal of Research in Reading, 2007
This study investigated the relationships between phonological awareness and reading in Oriya and English. Oriya is the official language of Orissa, an eastern state of India. The writing system is an alphasyllabary. Ninety-nine fifth grade children (mean age 9 years 7 months) were assessed on measures of phonological awareness, word reading and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Written Language, Phonemes
Paviour-Smith, Martin – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2005
This paper reports on two critical incidents in the progress towards implementing a vernacular language programme in the village school at Aulua, Malakula, in Vanuatu. In stage one of the fieldwork, (2000-1) an orthography was created by a committee. An element of the second stage of the project (2004-5) was a workshop to create the primers and…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Workshops
Kamhi, Alan G., Ed.; And Others – 1996
The collection of papers on language development and African-American children includes: "The Challenges of Conducting Language Research with African American Children" (Holly K. Craig); "Issues in Recruiting African American Participants for Research" (Joyce L. Harris); "Issues in Assessing the Language Abilities of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Black Dialects, Black Youth, Child Development
