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Chen, Si; Zhao, Jing; de Ruiter, Laura; Zhou, Jing; Huang, Jinzhen – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
We examined the effect of learning English as a foreign language in early childhood on children's later English and Chinese achievement and attitude toward English learning in mainland China. A total of 892 children were divided into two groups according to whether they had any English learning experience before they entered elementary school. To…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Chinese, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
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Eichorn, Naomi; Donnan, Sidney – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Disfluencies associated with stuttering generally occur in the initial position of words. This study reviews data from a school-age child with an atypical stuttering profile consisting predominantly of word-final disfluencies (WFDs). Our primary goals were to identify patterns in overt features of WFDs and to extend our understanding of…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Profiles, Intervention, Clinical Diagnosis
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Coelho, Daniela; Andrade, Ana Isabel; Portugal, Gabriela – Language Awareness, 2018
This article reports a study which examined the effects of an "Awakening to Languages" (AtL) programme on preschool children's language abilities. This programme aimed at exposing children to language and cultural diversity as well as promoting positive attitudes towards different languages and cultures amongst children. However,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Metalinguistics, Communication Skills, Syntax