ERIC Number: ED593061
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr-13
Pages: 11
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Dual Language Development, Teachers' Language Use, and Family Context in Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten
Song, Lulu; Liang, Eva; Luo, Rufan
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New York City, NY, Apr 13-17, 2018)
Twice in the preschool/pre-k year, we assessed 37 Chinese 3- and 4-year-olds dual language learners' (DLLs) receptive vocabularies in English and Chinese, interviewed parents to gauge the home language environment, and videotaped classroom activities to analyze teachers' and DLLs' language use (word types) in English and Chinese. DLLs' receptive vocabulary grew in both languages but only English, not Chinese, language use increased. Teachers used more English than Chinese, but both languages showed declines over time. DLLs also engaged in more English than Chinese language and literacy activities at home. Teachers' language use was related to DLLs' language use in class within language, whereas language/literacy activities at home were related to DLLs' receptive vocabulary in the same language.
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Bilingualism, Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Literacy, Language Usage, Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes, Family Environment, Family Literacy, Teacher Student Relationship, Video Technology, Classroom Communication, Preschool Teachers
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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