ERIC Number: EJ1379482
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1522-7227
EISSN: EISSN-1522-7219
Preschool Language Exposure and Use: A Comparison Study of Dual-Language Learners and English Monolingual Children
Choi, Ji Young; Van Pay, Craig K.; Beecher, Constance C.
Infant and Child Development, v32 n3 e2420 May-Jun 2023
This study explored the language experiences of dual language learners (DLL; n = 19) and English monolinguals (EM; n = 13) in preschool classrooms where English is the primary language of instruction and many home languages are present. Using the Language ENvironment Analysis™ system as a primary tool, we quantitatively analysed an average of 34 hours of recordings collected over 5-8 days for each participating child (M[subscript age] = 52 months) in six classrooms. Results showed that, during a typical preschool day, DLLs spoke as much as EMs but received less adult talk overall and had more 5-min segments with zero adult-child conversations than their EM peers. Follow-up analyses revealed that teachers generally talked less when children initiated the conversations than when adults initiated the conversations, and this pattern was particularly evident for DLLs. Study implications and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Bilingual Students, Preschool Education, Language of Instruction, Bilingual Education, Speech Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Monolingualism, Measures (Individuals), Language Usage, Child Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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