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Thane, Patrick D. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The present dissertation brings together research on heritage language acquisition and bilingual education and makes inroads into the limited research on heritage language development in school-aged bilingual children. This study explores how bilingual education, patterns of exposure, and lexical frequency shape adolescent Spanish heritage…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immersion Programs
Dmitrii Pastushenkov – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Guided by Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) and multidimensional perspectives on individual differences (IDs) in instructed second language (L2) learning (e.g., Larsen-Freeman, 2014; Sun & Zhang, 2020), this longitudinal mixed-methods study focuses on three conceptually different categories of L2 learners' IDs: working memory (WM), motivation, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Immersion Programs, Russian, Individual Differences
Jia, Hongyi – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the present day Mandarin Chinese has become a commonly taught language in the U.S. Mandarin is widely taught in colleges and universities; K-12 Chinese programs, including immersion programs, have also grown rapidly. However, to date little research has been conducted on the latter programs. This study examines immersion programs in elementary…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Mandarin Chinese, Immersion Programs, Elementary School Students
Ma, Elizabeth C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The focus of this research is to compare the motivational orientation of English Learners in a Dual Language Immersion and a Transitional Bilingual Education program. These programs were chosen for several reasons. First, comparative studies on the various variables and constructs relating to English Learners in these two instructional models are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Motivation, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
Knell, Ellen Shipley – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study investigated the efficacy of early English immersion in the Shi Da Fu Elementary School in Xi'an, China. Three hundred and fifty one students were tested in Grades 1-6. There were two main purposes that motivated this longitudinal and cross-sectional study. The first goal was to compare the L1 and L2 language and literacy…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Immersion Programs, Oral Language, Phonological Awareness
Lew-Williams, Casey – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Six experiments explored how native and non-native Spanish speakers process article-noun sequences in real time, using eye movements as a response measure. Can listeners use gender-marked articles ("la" and "el", the feminine and masculine forms of "the") to rapidly identify familiar and novel nouns? In Experiment 1, adults who learned Spanish as…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Processing, Sentences, Cues