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Direct linkSun, He; Ng, Siew Chin; O'Brien, Beth Ann; Fritzsche, Tom – Journal of Child Language, 2020
Child characteristics, family factors, and preschool factors are all found to affect the rate of bilingual children's vocabulary development in heritage language (HL). However, what remains unknown is the relative importance of these three sets of factors in HL vocabulary growth. The current study explored the complex issue with 457 Singaporean…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Vocabulary Development, Native Language, Preschool Children
Yussof, Nurul Taqiah; Sun, He – Language and Education, 2020
Existing studies are inconclusive about if and how children's stronger language can support target language instruction. This study analyzed 29 Malay language teachers' switching practices, reasons for switching, and perceptions of their Malay-English bilingual children's language preferences and needs, in Singaporean preschool classrooms. 5…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Indonesian Languages, Language Usage, Code Switching (Language)
Sun, He; Yussof, Nurul Taqiah Binte; Mohamed, Malikka Begum Binte Habib; Rahim, Anisa Binte; Bull, Rebecca; Cheung, Mike W. L.; Cheong, Siew Ann – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The current study examines the relationship between bilingual children's dual language experience (i.e. language input, language output and vocabulary proficiency), and their social-emotional and behavioral skills. Data were analysed from 805 Singaporean bilingual preschoolers (ages 4; 1-5; 8 years), who are learning English and either Mandarin (n…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Bilingual Students, Social Development
