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Direct linkRothou, Kyriakoula M.; Tsimpli, Ianthi – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
The differences and similarities in the word recognition and reading comprehension skills of monoliterate Albanian-Greek (ML2), biliterate Albanian-Greek (BL2) and monolingual (L1) children in grades 3-6 were examined in two cross-sectional studies. Participants completed standardized and experimental tasks measuring cognitive, oral language and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, Greek, Second Language Learning
Schiff, Rachel; Saiegh-Haddad, Elinor – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
Native Arabic speakers read in a language variety that is different from the one they use for everyday speech. The aim of the present study was: (1) to examine Spoken Arabic (SpA) and Standard Arabic (StA) voweled and unvoweled word reading among native-speaking sixth graders with developmental dyslexia; and (2) to determine whether SpA reading…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Variation, Reading Processes, Oral Language
Yamasaki, Brianna L.; Prat, Chantel S. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2014
Research on individual differences in second language (L2) reading ability has primarily focused on factors known to contribute to first language (L1) reading ability, with little consideration of factors mediating interference between languages. In an exploratory analysis, we compared the degree to which the linguistic interference that readers…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), Second Languages, Reading Ability, Individual Differences
Burgoyne, Kelly; Duff, Fiona J.; Nielsen, Dea; Ulicheva, Anastasia; Snowling, Margaret J. – Language Learning, 2016
We present the case study of MB--a bilingual child with Down syndrome (DS) who speaks Russian (first language [L1]) and English (second language [L2]) and has learned to read in two different alphabets with different symbol systems. We demonstrate that, in terms of oral language, MB is as proficient in Russian as English, with a mild advantage for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, Russian, Second Language Learning
Hu, Chieh-Fang; Schuele, C. Melanie – Modern Language Journal, 2015
Although language experience is a key factor in successful foreign language (FL) learning, many FL learners fail to achieve performance levels that were predicted on the basis of their FL experience. This retrospective study investigated early cognitive and linguistic correlates of learning English as a foreign language (FL) in a group of…
Descriptors: Profiles, Second Language Learning, Reading Skills, Prediction
Download full textErbeli, Florina; Pižorn, Karmen – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2012
This study examined the difference between less-skilled and skilled L1 Slovene English as foreign language (EFL) students in foreign language (L2) fluency and L2 orthographic skills; 93 less-skilled Grade 7 L1 Slovene students and 102 skilled Grade 7 L1 Slovene students participated in the study. The results showed that skilled readers performed…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Reading Fluency, Reading Skills, Orthographic Symbols
