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A Multilingual Approach to Analysing Standardized Test Results: Immigrant Primary School Children and the Role of Languages Spoken in a Bi-/Multilingual Community
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De Angelis, Gessica – Intercultural Education, 2014
The present study adopts a multilingual approach to analysing the standardized test results of primary school immigrant children living in the bi-/multilingual context of South Tyrol, Italy. The standardized test results are from the Invalsi test administered across Italy in 2009/2010. In South Tyrol, several languages are spoken on a daily basis…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Test Results, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
English L3 Learning in a Multilingual Context: The Role of Parental Education and L2 Exposure within the Living Community
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De Angelis, Gessica – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2015
The present study examines two factors in relation to English L3 proficiency development and school performance in a third language: (a) parental education and (b) second language exposure within the living community. Participants (n?=?50) are Italian L1 students with German L2 and English L3. All students (eighth grade, 14 years of age) were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Italian