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Van Gelderen, Amos; Schoonen, Rob; de Glopper, Kees; Hulstijn, Jan; Snellings, Patrick; Simis, Annegien; Stevenson, Marie – International Journal of Bilingualism, 2003
Presents an analysis of the relationship between third language reading comprehension and its constituent skills for bilingual Dutch students for whom English is a third language (L3), compared to monolingual Dutch students for whom English is a second language (L2). (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Dutch, English (Second Language)
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Verhallen, Marianne; Schoonen, Rob – Applied Linguistics, 1993
To study lexical knowledge relevant for school success, 40 monolingual Dutch and 40 bilingual Turkish 9 and 11-year olds were asked to explain the meanings of common Dutch nouns in an extended word definition task. Compared to the monolingual Dutch children, the bilingual Turkish children allotted less extensive and varied meanings to Dutch words.…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Child Language, Comparative Analysis
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Verhallen, Marianne; Schoonen, Rob – Applied Linguistics, 1998
A study investigated the lexical knowledge of 40 Turkish-Dutch bilingual children aged 9 and 11 years and living in the Netherlands. Results indicate important differences between available lexical knowledge in the first language (L1) and second language (L2); children allot to L1 words less extensive and less varied meaning aspects than to L2…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Dutch