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The Relations of Proper Character Introduction to Narrative Quality and Listening Comprehension for Young Children from High Poverty Schools
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Barnes, Adrienne E.; Kim, Young-Suk; Phillips, Beth M. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014
The present study explored the types and frequency of literate language features in children's narratives, and the relation of literate language and proper character introduction to children's oral language skills in a sample of 184 prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade students from high-poverty schools. Using hierarchical regression,…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
The Starting Age and Ultimate Attainment of English Learning in the Palestinian Context
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Dwaik, Raghad; Shehadeh, Adnan – English Language Teaching, 2015
The starting age of foreign language learning has been a controversial issue since the second half of the 20th century. Despite this long time, definite answers have not been found regarding the different aspects of the age issue, i.e., its influence on rate, route and ultimate attainment. Many researchers have explored the influence of age on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Language Profile of Bilingual Students (LPBS).
Langdon, Henriette W. – 1983
The Language Profile of Bilingual Students in California was undertaken to determine: (1) students' range of performance on specific language tasks across four age groups in both Spanish and English; (2) the relationship of this performance to proficiency on two tests currently used in California; (3) how the development of the two languages…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Educational Background, English
African Studies Centers' Students of Arabic and of Swahili.
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Kuntz, Patricia S. – 1996
A study examined beliefs about language learning held by students of Arabic and Swahili in six African studies programs. A survey administered to 134 students gathered demographic information and student attitudes about 47 statements concerning language learning strategies, ability, usefulness, and skill difficulty, multilingualism, and reasons…
Descriptors: African Studies, Age Differences, Arabic, College Students
Self Assessment and ESL Competence of Japanese Returnees.
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Ikeguchi, Cecilia B. – 1996
Two groups of Japanese students, 40 university students (aged 18-25) and 34 high school students (aged 13-15), assessed their own English language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) after having lived in an English-speaking country for at least a year before returning to Japan. This evaluation was compared with objective listening…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Cultural Education, English (Second Language)
Troubles du langage (Troubles with Language).
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de Weck, Genevieve, Ed. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique applique, 1997
Articles on communication and language disorder are presented. All but one are in French; the other is in German. They include: "Specificity of Developmental Dysphasia: Implications for Intervention" (Marc Montfort, Adoracion Juarez Sanchez); "Difficulties with Language Development and Discursive Capacity" (Genevieve de Weck); "Language Production…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Aphasia