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Novel Word Learning among Bilinguals Can Be Better through the (Dominant) First Language than through the Second Language
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Hirosh, Zoya; Degani, Tamar – Language Learning, 2021
When learning novel vocabulary in a third language (L3) through translations in the first language (L1), bilinguals may have more available cognitive resources and more accumulated experience in language regulation compared to when learning through translations in the second language (L2). In a study designed to test language of instruction (LOI)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Native Language, German, Vocabulary Development
Native Language Phonological Skills in Low-Proficiency Second Language Learners
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Borodkin, Katy; Faust, Miriam – Language Learning, 2014
This study investigated the link between low second language performance and difficulties with native language phonological processing. Participants were native Hebrew speakers, 19-31 years of age, who learned English as a second language in a school setting. Individuals with dyslexia performed below high-proficiency second language learners on…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Proficiency, Comparative Analysis, Dyslexia
From Dichotomy to Divergence: Number/Gender Marking on Hebrew Nouns and Adjectives across School Ages
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Ravid, Dorit; Schiff, Rachel – Language Learning, 2012
This study investigates the development of plural adjective agreement in Hebrew, focusing on the consolidation of Hebrew number/gender morphology in children and adolescents across the school years in comparison with adults. A total of 240 Hebrew-speaking participants in seven consecutive grade levels (kindergarten to sixth grade) plus a group of…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Reaction Time, Nouns, Morphology (Languages)