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Gunnerud, Hilde Lowell; Foldnes, Njål; Melby-Lervåg, Monica – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
Bilingualism appears to be related to poor language and reading comprehension in the instructional language (L2). However, in the long term, an early age of second language acquisition (AoA) may produce higher levels of second language skills than a later onset of L2 exposure. Most studies on school-aged second language learners (L2 learners)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Rydland, Veslemøy; Aukrust, Vibeke Grøver; Fulland, Helene – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2013
Immigrant students may use and develop language and literacy skills differently depending on the dominance of the first and second language (L1 and L2) in the neighborhoods where they live. In this study, neighborhood effects on students' reported language use at home and with peers, and on measured language and literacy proficiency, were…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Second Language Learning, Neighborhoods, Language Usage