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The Type of Feedback Provided Can Affect Morphological Rule Learning of Young Children
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Ferman, Sara; Shmuel, Sapir Amira; Zaltz, Yael – Language Learning and Development, 2022
The acquisition of a new morphological rule can be influenced by numerous factors, including the type of feedback provided during learning. The present study aimed to test the effect of different feedback types on children's ability to learn and generalize an artificial morphological rule (AMR). Two groups of eight-year-olds learned to judge and…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Learning Processes
Processing and Comprehension of Accented Speech by Monolingual and Bilingual Children
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McDonald, Margarethe; Gross, Megan; Buac, Milijana; Batko, Michelle; Kaushanskaya, Margarita – Language Learning and Development, 2018
This study tested the effect of Spanish-accented speech on sentence comprehension in children with different degrees of Spanish experience. The hypothesis was that earlier acquisition of Spanish would be associated with enhanced comprehension of Spanish-accented speech. Three groups of 5-6-year-old children were tested: monolingual…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Language Processing, English