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Daniil Gnetov; Victor Kuperman – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2024
Research on first language (L1) reading has long since established the link between the proficiency of the reader and their efficiency in oculomotor control. More proficient readers make longer saccades and land closer to the word's center, which is a word's optimal viewing position, and make fewer refixations. Eye-tracking studies of second…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Eye Movements, Psychomotor Skills, Second Languages
Marentette, Paula; Pettenati, Paola; Bello, Arianna; Volterra, Virginia – Child Development, 2016
Analyses of elicited pantomime, primarily of English-speaking children, show that preschool-aged children are more likely to symbolically represent an object with gestures depicting an object's form rather than its function. In contrast, anecdotal reports of spontaneous gesture production in younger children suggest that children use multiple…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Child Development, Italian, English
Mäkinen, Leena; Gabbatore, Ilaria; Loukusa, Soile; Kunnari, Sari; Schneider, Phyllis – Early Education and Development, 2020
Narratives have been extensively studied in recent decades, but studies investigating differences and similarities in the narrative features from a cross-cultural or cross-linguistic point of view are limited. This study investigated the narrative language of typically developing monolingual four- and eight-year-old Finnish, Italian and Canadian…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Narration, Child Development, English
Labrie, Normand – 1991
A study of 15 fathers and their 16 sons in an italophone community in Montreal (Canada) focused on the usage of Italian, French, and English in communication between generations and in a variety of activities. Data were drawn from 45 hours of taped conversation in home and work settings, which included 4,848 instances of language contact. Of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries
Fortier, Anne-Marie – 1991
A study investigated the choice of language (French, English, or Italian) for different activities and with different individuals among second-generation Italians in Quebec through interviews with 12 adults. The report first provides a sociolinguistic profile of the subjects and identifies the social factors associated with language choice in…
Descriptors: Adults, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries
LeLoup, Jean W.; Ponterio, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2004
Foreign language (FL) teachers have long been leaders in the use of technology in the classroom, from short wave radio and newspapers, to film strips, to tape recorders, to records, 16 mm films, video, and now computers, as a means of bringing authentic language and culture to their students. Computer and Internet technologies require…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Frescura, Marina – 1995
A study investigated the linguistic behavior of three groups of speakers in reacting to accusatory complaints: (1) native speakers of Italian residing in Italy (SI); (2) native speakers of Canadian English residing in Toronto (CE); and (3) speakers of Italian residing in Toronto, first-generation immigrants, defined as speakers of Italian as a…
Descriptors: Conflict, Culture Contact, English, English (Second Language)