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Comparison of Narrative Comprehension and Inference-Making Ability in Native Tamil Speakers in Monolingual and Bilingual Context
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Aishwarya, N.; Deborah, D. Ruth – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
The present study was carried out with 120 Native Tamil speakers to know the effects of age and instructional language on narrative comprehension and inference-making ability. Children from 3rd to 5th grades (8 to 11 years) were divided into Group A (n = 60; Monolinguals) and Group B (n = 60; Bilinguals). Seven questions were framed to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dravidian Languages, Age Differences, Language of Instruction
The Effect of Age and Task Complexity on the Microstructure of Child Arabic Narratives
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Mahfoudhi, Abdessatar; Abdalla, Fauzia; Al-Sulaihim, Nailah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This study examines the development of narrative microstructure elements of productivity, lexical diversity, and syntactic complexity in the oral story production of preschool- and school-age Kuwaiti Arabic-speaking children. It also explores the effects of story task complexity on the target microstructural features. Method: This study…
Descriptors: Arabic, Task Analysis, Difficulty Level, Monolingualism
Language and Literacy Trajectories for Dual Language Learners (DLLs) with Different Home Languages: Linguistic Distance and Implications for Practice
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Sussman, Joshua; Draney, Karen; Wilson, Mark – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Using a large sample of longitudinal assessment data from children in publicly funded infant/toddler care, preschool, and kindergarten (analytic N = 453,468), this study modeled language and literacy trajectories from early infancy through kindergarten for dual language learners (DLLs) from homes representing many different languages and their…
Descriptors: Language Classification, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Language-Specific Non-Words for the Assessment of Working Memory: Dealing with Bilingual Children
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Zaretsky, Eugen; Lange, Benjamin P. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2023
Bilingual children with a limited command of the second language (L2) often yield unsatisfactory results in L2-based non-word repetition tasks (NWRT) for the assessment of working memory. In this study, monolinguals (MO) and bilinguals (BI) of preschool age acquiring German were compared in regard to their performance on German-based NWRT to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Structural Development of Narratives in Arabic: Task Complexity, Age, and Cultural Factors
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Abdalla, Fauzia; Mahfoudhi, Abdessattar; Alhudhainah, Shouq – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study examines the effect of age and task complexity on the macrostructure of story production in preschool- and school-age Kuwaiti Arabic--speaking children. It also compares the children's production of core and complementary macrostructure story elements. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used to explore…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Semitic Languages, Age Differences, Foreign Countries
The Impact of Bilingualism on the Creative Capabilities of Kindergarten Children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Al Saud, Al Johara Fahad – International Education Studies, 2016
Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that encounter the issue of bilingualism due to the spread of private schools that offer programs in different languages. This research is an attempt to investigate the impact of bilingualism on the creative capabilities (Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Details) of kindergarten children in Riyadh. It aims at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Kindergarten, Monolingualism