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Tskhovrebova, Ekaterina; Zufferey, Sandrine; Gygax, Pascal – Language Learning, 2022
Many connectives, such as "therefore" and "however," are used very frequently in the written modality. Their acquisition thus represents an important milestone in developing written language competences. In this article, we assess the development of competence with such connectives by native French speakers in a sentence-level…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Writing Skills, Native Speakers, French
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Dale, Philip S.; Harlaar, Nicole; Plomin, Robert – Language Learning, 2012
Variability in achievement across learners is a hallmark of second language (L2) learning, especially in academic-based learning. The Twins Early Development Study (TEDS), based on a large, population-representative sample in the United Kingdom, provides the first opportunity to examine individual differences in second language achievement in a…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Twins, Structural Equation Models, Second Language Learning