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Ruiz-Felter, Roxanna; Cooperson, Solaman J.; Bedore, Lisa M.; Peña, Elizabeth D. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Although some investigations of phonological development have found that segmental accuracy is comparable in monolingual children and their bilingual peers, there is evidence that language use affects segmental accuracy in both languages. Aims: To investigate the influence of age of first exposure to English and the amount of current…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Kindergarten, Young Children, Bilingual Students
O'Toole, Ciara; Gatt, Daniela; Hickey, Tina M.; Miekisz, Aneta; Haman, Ewa; Armon-Lotem, Sharon; Rinker, Tanja; Ohana, Odelya; dos Santos, Christophe; Kern, Sophie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
This paper compared the vocabulary size of a group of 250 bilinguals aged 24-36 months acquiring six different language pairs using an analogous tool, and attempted to identify factors that influence vocabulary sizes and ultimately place children at risk for language delay. Each research group used adaptations of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Mothers, Educational Attainment, Questionnaires
Lau, Sunny Man Chu – New Educator, 2016
The present study, framed from a critical and transformative approach to teacher education, aims to investigate whether language portraits (Prasad, 2010)--the mapping of one's language and cultural make-up on a body template--can help improve student teachers' self-understanding about language and identities and can foster critical reflection…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Concept Mapping, Preservice Teacher Education, Cultural Background
Parra, Marisol; Hoff, Erika; Core, Cynthia – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
The relation of phonological memory to language experience and development was investigated in 41 Spanish-English bilingual first language learners. The children's relative exposure to English and Spanish and their phonological memory for English- and Spanish-like nonwords were assessed at 22 months of age, and their productive vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Memory, Language Enrichment, Language Acquisition
Davis, Chris; Sanchez-Casas, Rosa; Garcia-Albea, Jose E.; Guasch, Marc; Molero, Margarita; Ferre, Pilar – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2010
Spanish-English bilingual lexical organization was investigated using masked cognate and non-cognate priming with the lexical decision task. In Experiment 1, three groups of bilinguals (Spanish dominant, English dominant and Balanced) and a single group of beginning bilinguals (Spanish) were tested with Spanish and English targets primed by…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Enrichment, Bilingualism, Spanish
Degani, Tamar – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Could a second language (L2) influence how bilinguals process their native language (L1)? The work described in this dissertation examined this issue focusing on the way bilinguals interpret the meanings of words. Capitalizing on the prevalence of words that can be translated in more than one way across languages (i.e., "translation ambiguity,"…
Descriptors: Semantics, Bilingualism, Language Enrichment, Monolingualism
Oh, Grace Eunhae – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current dissertation investigated segmental and prosodic aspects of first- (L1) and second-language (L2) speech production. Forty Korean-speaking adults and children varying in L2 experience (6 months-inexperienced vs. 6 years-experienced) as well as twenty age-matched native English speaking adults and children participated. Experienced…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interaction, Speech, Vowels
Parkes, Jay – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2008
A survey of 724 families of dual language enrichment students in the South-west USA explored what kinds of families had chosen dual language education for their children and why. Of those parents who chose dual language for their children, 45.4% speak primarily English with their child, while 54.6% speak primarily Spanish. English-dominant parents…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Immersion Programs, Monolingualism, Language Enrichment
Marian, Viorica; Blumenfeld, Henrike K.; Kaushanskaya, Margarita – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007
Purpose: To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire of bilingual language status with predictable relationships between self-reported and behavioral measures. Method: In Study 1, the internal validity of the Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (LEAP-Q) was established on the basis of self-reported data from 52 multilingual adult…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Profiles, Multilingualism, Language Enrichment
Cummins, James – 1976
An attempt is made in the present paper to resolve inconsistencies between the results of recent studies which have reported that bilingualism is associated with positive cognitive consequences and earlier studies which suggested that bilingualism might adversely affect cognitive and scholastic progress. Because recent studies involved balanced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development

Moriarty, David; Pham, Thuy B. – 1975
Sections One through Five serve as the introductory portions of this booklet and are designed to help those who have had little experience in teaching bilingually or in teaching English as a second language. These sections include some minimal hints for dealing with Vietnamese children and understanding their culture. They also have some basic…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences
Yawkey, Thomas Daniels; Villarreal, Beatrice – 1979
Child care programs are ideal places to begin the mastery of both English and a native language. Language growth can be promoted through the use of pretend play. Pretend situations include storytelling, oral drills and poems, riddles and songs. In storytelling activities, it is essential that the adult model language for the children. The children…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Early Childhood Education, Language Enrichment
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1976
This book emphasizes the value of bilingual education as an enrichment for all groups, not merely for heterogeneous populations or poor or dislocated populations. The book is aimed at teachers, administrators and concerned laymen. Part I of this book surveys the sociology of bilingual education. Language and culture in the global community and in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
MICHEL, JOSEPH – 1967
THIS ANTHOLOGY WAS DEVELOPED IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUT MUCH OF THE CURRENT THINKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING THAT IS PUBLISHED IN DIVERSE PERIODICALS AND JOURNALS, AND HENCE OF DIFFICULT ACCESS, INTO THE HANDS OF STUDENTS TRAINING TO BE LANGUAGE TEACHERS. IT IS INTENDED AS A SUPPLEMENT, NOT AS A TEXT. SINCE THE VOLUME DOES NOT SUBSCRIBE TO ANY…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Applied Linguistics, Articulation (Education), Bilingualism