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Torregrossa, Jacopo; Eisenbeiß, Sonja; Bongartz, Christiane – Language Learning, 2023
Most studies on bilingual children's metalinguistic awareness assess metalinguistic awareness using monolingual tasks. This may not reflect how a bilingual's languages dynamically interact with each other in creating metalinguistic representations. We tested 33 Greek-Italian bilingual children (8-11 years) for metalinguistic awareness using…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Preadolescents, Greek
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Daniil Gnetov; Victor Kuperman – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2024
Research on first language (L1) reading has long since established the link between the proficiency of the reader and their efficiency in oculomotor control. More proficient readers make longer saccades and land closer to the word's center, which is a word's optimal viewing position, and make fewer refixations. Eye-tracking studies of second…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Eye Movements, Psychomotor Skills, Second Languages
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Tobias Schroedler; Judith Purkarthofer; Katja F. Cantone – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This paper reports findings from an exploratory study on multilingual speakers conducted in Germany. Data were collected using a questionnaire instrument launched in 2021. To our knowledge, this is the first enquiry into multilinguals' own perception of their spoken languages in Germany. The core research questions addressed in this paper are (1)…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Language Attitudes
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Sandra Preusler; Johanna Fleckenstein; Steffen Zitzmann; Jürgen Baumert; Jens Möller – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
Multilingualism is often associated with advantages for acquiring additional languages. Theoretical approaches explain these advantages by assuming a Common Underlying Proficiency or a Metalinguistic Awareness. At the State Europe School in Berlin, students from different language backgrounds receive instruction in German and a partner language…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, German, English (Second Language)
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Julia Steenwegen; Noel Clycq – Critical Studies in Education, 2024
This paper investigates the role of supplementary schools as grassroots educational initiatives whose reach extend beyond individual educational trajectories for minoritized youth. We examine how these schools serve as community forces, emphasizing the importance of resources and relationships. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of funds of…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Cultural Background, Teaching Methods, Minority Group Students
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Soulé, María-Victoria; Stylianou, Kostas; Yerou, Christina; Xerou, Eftychia; Tsitsi, Theologia; Charalambous, Andreas – Research-publishing.net, 2021
The HERO project aims to develop a training program for caregivers to be working in the elderly care sector. The program is particularly addressed to caregivers from Middle Eastern and African countries as refugees and intends to help them integrate into European society. This paper seeks to offer an overview of the project, including its…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Caregiver Training, Program Development, Refugees