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Akhmetova, Aigul; Imambayeva, Gaysha; Csapó, Beno – SAGE Open, 2022
This study explores the reading strategies (RSs) of bilingual and monolingual young learners in their first and second languages (L1 and L2, respectively)--either Kazakh or Russian as the L1 and L2--and English as a foreign language (L3). It also examines the influence of RSs on the learners' performance on reading comprehension tests in the three…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Achievement, Middle School Students, Bilingualism
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Bekzhanova, Zhazira; Makoelle, Tsediso Michael – SAGE Open, 2022
Kazakhstan's decision to transition its Kazakh language from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet has serious implications for language policy, communication, education, inclusion, and social cohesion. This critical qualitative study, underpinned by a discourse-historical approach, employs critical discourse analysis to analyze statements of…
Descriptors: Romanization, Turkic Languages, Language Attitudes, Decision Making
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Jabbari, Ali Akbar; Salimi, Hemrah – SAGE Open, 2015
This study sought to investigate the role of transfer at the initial states of the third language (L3) acquisition. The following hypotheses were investigated in this study: (a) the second language transfer hypothesis ("L2 Status Factor") proposing that L2 impedes transfer from L1 into L3; (b) the Cumulative Enhancement Model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multilingualism