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Elena Zaretsky; Susie Russak – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
Acquisition of oral English verb morphology presents difficulties for bilinguals, learners of EFL and English-speaking monolingual children with specific language impairment. This study aimed to identify challenging English verb inflections among sixth grade speakers of Arabic (N = 85) and Hebrew (N = 86) using an elicited oral narrative task, and…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Arabic, Hebrew
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Cannon, Joanna E.; Hubley, Anita M.; O'Loughlin, Julia I.; Phelan, Lauren; Norman, Nancy; Finley, Alayna – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a technology-based intervention (LanguageLinks: Syntax Assessment and Intervention®; Laureate Learning Systems, Inc., 2013) to improve reading comprehension for d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) elementary students. The intervention was a self-paced, interactive program designed to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
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Govindarajoo, Mallika Vasugi; Chin Hui, Chow; A Aziz, Siti Farhah – Asian Journal of University Education, 2022
The purpose of this research was to identify the common errors made in English writing by Malaysian Chinese primary year 6 ESL students and to determine the extent of the influence of the first language, Mandarin in ESL writing. The Mandarin language uses a logographic writing system while the English language is written in alphabetic scripts. The…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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de Zeeuw, Marlies; Schreuder, Rob; Verhoeven, Ludo – Language Learning, 2013
We investigated written word identification of regular and irregular past-tense verb forms by first (L1) and second language (L2) learners of Dutch in third and sixth grade. Using a lexical decision task, we measured speed and accuracy in the identification of regular and irregular past-tense verb forms by children from Turkish-speaking homes (L2…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Verbs, Morphemes
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Jacobson, Peggy; Livert, David – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2010
This study compared the use of English past tense in a group of Spanish-English bilingual children with language impairment (BLI) to younger groups of bilinguals with typical and atypical language development reported in an earlier study. Ten children with BLI enrolled in 3rd-6th grade participated. Children supplied 12 regular, 12 irregular, and…
Descriptors: Verbs, Language Impairments, Monolingualism, Elementary School Students