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Does Home Language Hamper English Achievement: Analysis of the NELS88 Longitudinal Data.

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Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Marsh, Herbert W. – 1998

Using the nationally representative National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS88) database, the relationships of first language (L1) proficiency to subsequent use of that language (home language maintenance), English proficiency and achievement and English self-concept were examined. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that L1…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grade 10, Grade 12, Grade 8

The Role of Mother Tongue Literacy in Third Language Learning.

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Swain, Merrill; And Others – 1989

Several research and evaluation studies completed in bilingual education programs for language minority children in Canada are presented to support the claim that heritage, or first, language (HL) literacy plays an important role in the acquisition of a third language. A study completed by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)