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Nguyen, My V. H.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Foreign language learning is generally not required in the United States, despite its link to various cognitive and social benefits later in life. Students who speak a home language different from the instructional language of school may experience unique benefits when learning additional languages in school. The present study examined whether…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Enrollment
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Hansen, Mikkel B.; Markman, Ellen M. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
When teaching children part terms, adults frequently outline the relevant part rather than simply point. This pragmatic information very likely helps children interpret the label correctly. But the importance of gestures may not negate the need for default lexical biases such as the whole object assumption and mutual exclusivity. On this view,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education