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Direct linkSunny K. Park-Johnson – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book gives an overview of the linguistic development of Korean-English bilingual children living in the US. It provides a detailed longitudinal account of English and Korean acquisition in early childhood, offering a close examination of Korean-American children's code-switching and morphology and syntax development during a time when their…
Descriptors: Korean, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Heritage Education
Valentini, Alessandra; Serratrice, Ludovica – Cognitive Science, 2021
Strong correlations between vocabulary and grammar are well attested in language development in monolingual and bilingual children. What is less clear is whether there is any directionality in the relationship between the two constructs, whether it is predictive over time, and the extent to which it is affected by language input. In the present…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Coelho, Daniela; Andrade, Ana Isabel; Portugal, Gabriela – Language Awareness, 2018
This article reports a study which examined the effects of an "Awakening to Languages" (AtL) programme on preschool children's language abilities. This programme aimed at exposing children to language and cultural diversity as well as promoting positive attitudes towards different languages and cultures amongst children. However,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Metalinguistics, Communication Skills, Syntax
Smith, Kimberly Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated the effects of shared reading on oral vocabulary development with 42 second language (L2) learners in Dakar, Senegal. Participants, ranging from four to six years old, were taught French target words using predictable books, non-predicable books, and control activities of the typical local instructional practice of using…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedVivas, Eleonora – Language Learning, 1996
Reports on an experimental investigation of the effects of a systematic, story-reading-aloud program on some language variables in preschool and first-grade children. Results indicate that both age groups significantly increased their language comprehension and expressions when listening to stories read aloud, either at home or at school. (25…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Experimental Groups
Minami, Masahiko, Ed.; Kennedy, Bruce P., Ed. – 1991
This collection of articles related to language issues and literacy and bilingual and multicultural education include the following: "Three Processes in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax" (Roger Brown and Ursula Bellugi); "Pre-School Children's Knowledge of English Phonology" (Charles Read); "Stages in Language Development and Reading Exposure"…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Influences
Download full textO Baoill, Donall P., Ed. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Essays in applied linguistics include: "Meaningful Negotiation: A Study of the Pedagogical Value of Autotutor-An Interactive Video Learning Resource" (John Stephen Byrne); "Medium of Instruction in the L2 Classroom" (Wei Danhua); "The Story of Language Contact and Shift in Ireland: How Unique, How Universal?" (Markku,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Computer Software
