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Asadi, Ibrahim A.; Abu-Rabia, Salim – Reading Psychology, 2021
This study examined the impact of the lexical distance (spoken, modern standard Arabic-MSA, shared, and pseudo-words) on phonological awareness (PA) and naming speed (RAN). The data from this longitudinal study were obtained from 261 native Arabic-speaking kindergarteners, which were then followed to first grade. The data revealed a significant…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Semitic Languages, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Chen, Aleck Shih-wei – Second Language Research, 2021
This article reports a study examining whether foreign language (FL) word learning can be improved with reduction in cognitive load. Cognitive load theory has received substantial supports in various fields of learning but never in FL word learning. Due to the defined poverty in exposure to the FL, hence deprived cognitive pre-requisites for…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development