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Subject Pronoun Expression in Spanish-Palenquero Bilinguals: Contact and Second Language Acquisition
Direct linkJohan De La Rosa Yacomelo – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation explores subject pronoun expression (SPE) in Palenquero Spanish (PL Spanish) and Palenquero Creole (PL Creole), two languages that have coexisted for centuries in San Basilio de Palenque (Colombia), share most of their lexicon, but differ in their grammar. Crucially, this study investigates how the contact between them and the…
Descriptors: Spanish, Creoles, Bilingualism, Form Classes (Languages)
DeRobles, Gabriela – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In the field of Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA), written corrective feedback (WCF) has been shown to play a facilitative role in improving written accuracy (e.g., Ashwell, 2000; Ferris & Roberts, 2001; Ferris, 2006; Sheen, 2007; Bitchener, 2008; Liu & Brown, 2015). However, studies that examine the effects of different types…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction, Accuracy
Mark Cisneros – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Studies in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) indicate that the use of discourse markers (DMs) in the academic writing of second language learners improves the overall quality of these texts by contributing to their cohesion and comprehensibility (Saif Modhish 2012; Jalilifar 2008; Intaraprawat & Steffensen 1995). However, despite the…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language Instruction
Italiano-McGreevy, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2013
From 1890-1914, Argentina received a large influx of Italian immigrants who wanted to "hacer la América," or live the American dream of economic prosperity. With Italian immigrants representing nearly half of all immigrants entering Argentina, the government strived to create a new sense of Argentine pride and nationalism. The objective…
Descriptors: Nationalism, Italian, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Kim, So-Young – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the linguistic competence in Korean of Korean heritage language learners (HLLs), compared to English-speaking non-heritage language learners (NHLLs) of Korean. It is unclear and controversial as to whether heritage languages learners are exposed to early but are interrupted manifest as L1 competence or share more…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Linguistic Competence, Korean, Second Language Learning
Shepard, Marlena – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To determine if Navajo language classes made a difference in students' lives, thirty Navajo language and culture students were selected to be interviewed. The students selected were those who were in the language and culture programs in the elementary, middle and high school. The focus was to find out the students' perspectives on Navajo…
Descriptors: Navajo, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students
Dengub, Evgeny – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Heritage speakers (HSs) of Russian in the United States form a very complex and diverse group of learners. Research in heritage linguistics has examined key parameters of the HSs' oral production. Important work has been done in heritage language (HL) pragmatics, morphology, and lexicon. However, very few studies have been conducted to…
Descriptors: Russian, Accuracy, Language Fluency, Heritage Education
