A Qualitative Study of the Play of Dual Language Learners in an English-Speaking Preschool
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DOI: 10.1007/s10643-018-0889-7
Abstract: Little research has been conducted on the play of children of very low English proficiency within English-speaking preschool classrooms. In the present investigation, we recorded and described the naturalistic free play of four dual language… read more here.
Keywords: dual language; speaking preschool; english speaking; language learners ... See more keywords
Online Literacy Instruction for Young Korean Dual Language Learners in General Education
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DOI: 10.1007/s10864-022-09470-9
Abstract: English language development is a critical component for young children’s school readiness. In this study, we examined the effect of Read it again-Pre-K! (Justice and McGinty in Read it again!-Prek: a preschool curriculum supplement to… read more here.
Keywords: dual language; literacy; language learners; education ... See more keywords
How who is talking matters as much as what they say to infant language learners
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2018.04.003
Abstract: Human vocalizations contain both voice characteristics that convey who is talking and sophisticated linguistic structure. Inter-talker variation in voice characteristics is traditionally seen as posing a challenge for infant language learners, who must disregard this… read more here.
Keywords: voice; language; voice characteristics; language learners ... See more keywords
Instructional influences on English language learners' storytelling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.12.004
Abstract: Abstract The goal of this study was to evaluate instructional influences on the storytelling of English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants were 210 fifth-grade Spanish-speaking ELLs (mean age = 10.8) from schools serving low-income neighborhoods in the Midwest… read more here.
Keywords: instruction; english language; instructional influences; language learners ... See more keywords
The basic interactional competence of language learners
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2017.10.019
Abstract: Abstract This study has a theoretical and an empirical part. In the theoretical part, we focus on an issue underlying studies of what language learners must learn to interact competently in L2. These studies do… read more here.
Keywords: interactional competence; part; language learners; basic interactional ... See more keywords
Effects of language proficiency on L2 motivational selves: A study of young Chinese language learners
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DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2019.102181
Abstract: Abstract Based on the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS), influences of second language (L2) learners’ performed and self-perceived proficiency on their intended efforts toward L2 learning were evaluated with regard to their ideal L2 self… read more here.
Keywords: self perceived; language; proficiency; language learners ... See more keywords
Tangible insights on the strategizing of language learners and users
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DOI: 10.1017/s0261444823000046
Abstract: This article presents reflections from 12 experts on language learners strategy (LLS) research. They were asked to offer their reflections in one of their domains of expertise, linking research into LLS with successful language learning… read more here.
Keywords: tangible insights; language; language learners; insights strategizing ... See more keywords
Language use, home literacy environment, and demography: Predicting vocabulary skills among diverse young dual language learners in Norway
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000920000495
Abstract: From a socio-cultural perspective, language offers a means for children to communicate with and learn from others through interaction: language is the medium through which young children are provided cognitive, social, and emotional support in… read more here.
Keywords: dual language; language use; use home; language learners ... See more keywords
Early-adolescent dual language learners' reading comprehension: Influences of teacher questions and language efficacy.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001453
Abstract: This study examined the relation between middle school Dual Language Learners' (DLLs'; N = 413; M age = 11.66 years old; 87.1% Latino; female = 234, male = 179) reading comprehension skills and their teachers'… read more here.
Keywords: reading comprehension; dual language; language; language learners ... See more keywords
A 4-year longitudinal study examining lexical and syntactic bootstrapping in English Language Learners (ELLs) and their monolingual peers.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001477
Abstract: Current models of the affinity between syntax and vocabulary are complex and recognize the contribution of bootstrapping and computational processes. To date, the mutual facilitation between these two constructs over time has not been studied… read more here.
Keywords: syntax; language; learners ells; language learners ... See more keywords
Effects of English versus Spanish language exposure on basic multisensory attention skills across 3 to 36 months of age.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001549.supp
Abstract: Recent research has demonstrated that individual differences in infant attention to faces and voices of women speaking predict language outcomes in childhood. These findings have been generated using two new audiovisual attention assessments appropriate for… read more here.
Keywords: multisensory attention; language; language learners; attention ... See more keywords