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ERIC Number: EJ1270229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0161-1461
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The Distributed L1 and L2 Language-Learning Environments of Dual Language Learners across Home and School Settings
Kan, Pui Fong; Miller, Annaliese; Cheung, Shirley; Brickman, Angela
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v51 n4 p1007-1023 Oct 2020
Purpose: This study explored the language-learning environments of typically developing dual language learners (DLLs) who learned Cantonese (first language [L1]) at home and English (second language [L2]) in preschool settings through direct and indirect measures. Method: Nine typically developing Cantonese-English DLLs participated in this study. Participants' daylong activities were audio-recorded using the digital language processor of the Language ENvironment Analysis [LENA] system. A manual coding scheme was developed to examine the audio recordings with the focus of the amount of L1 and L2 used by participants, adults, and their peers across home and school settings. In addition, participants' language use was indirectly examined using parent questionnaires, teacher reports, and classroom observations. Results: The results of the audio recordings showed that Cantonese was the primary language used at home, and both Cantonese and English were used in school settings, consistent with the parent and teacher reports. Correlation analyses revealed that the amount of L1 used by the participants was associated with the L1 used by their peers: and the amount of L2 used by participants was positively related to the L2 used by adults at home. Conclusions: The findings illustrate how parent/teacher reports and daylong audio recordings could complement each other in the investigation of DLLs' language-learning environments.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
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Identifiers - Location: California (San Francisco)
Grant or Contract Numbers: R03DC014059