ERIC Number: EJ1361156
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
EISSN: EISSN-1558-9102
Sentence Repetition Performance Differences in Bilingual and Monolingual Children
Friesen, Deanna C.; Ward, Olivia; Archibald, Lisa M. D.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v65 n8 p2948-2961 Aug 2022
Purpose: This study examined language group differences in English syntactic knowledge based on performance on a sentence repetition task. Method: Fourth and sixth grade students who were monolinguals (n = 30), early bilinguals (i.e., simultaneous; n = 27), or late bilinguals (i.e., sequential; n = 29) completed an English sentence repetition task. Their responses were analyzed as a function of sentence length (short vs. long), sentence type (active vs. passive), phrase type (noun, verb, and prepositional), and word type (content vs. function). Results: Overall, early bilinguals' performance did not differ significantly from that of the monolinguals. However, these bilinguals recalled significantly more content words than function words on the long sentences. At each level of analysis, the late bilinguals' performance was less accurate than the other groups. The magnitude of these group differences was larger for passive sentences and prepositional phrases. Conclusion: Findings highlight areas of syntactic development that differ among groups and should be targeted for additional instruction with English language learners in elementary school.
Descriptors: Repetition, Bilingual Students, Monolingualism, Grade 4, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Sentence Structure, English (Second Language), Task Analysis, Foreign Countries, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary, Nonverbal Ability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 6; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Test of Word Reading Efficiency; Test of Nonverbal Intelligence
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